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Concerning e85 and other alternative fuels.

Archive for September 23rd, 2008

Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

Renault Clio blir miljöbil med E85

Ännu en bilmodell på svenska marknaden kommer nu med etanolanpassad motor. Det är Renault Clio, som blir första bil i småbilsklassen att erbjudas i E85-version. Storebror Mégane finns redan miljöklassad med etanolmotor.

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

2009 Ford F-150 Pricing To Start At $21320 For Regular Cab XL

ft. of torque running on E85 (85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline), pure gasoline or any blend in between; 4X2 trucks equipped with the 5.4-liter V-8 are EPA estimated to achieve 14 mpg city and 20 mpg highway a 12 percent

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

A green Ducati?

The team’s Ducati runs on bioethanol E85, an alcohol fuel distilled from biomass and blended with 15% petrol. Fuel supply has been a problem as not many filling stations sell E85 yet, but luckily there are a couple of pumps down the

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

HUMMER H2 MY2009 Flexpower

Come noto, E85 è una miscela di etanolo (alcohol etilico di derivazione vegetale) all’85% e benzina al 15%. Inoltre, è un carburante che unisce i pregi di una combustione particolamente pulita e di un elevato tenore ottanico.

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

Descapotable híbrido con motor «BioPower» 1.4 Turbo de 200 CV. Así

Cuando funciona con E85, alcanza una potencia máxima de 200 CV (con gasolina, la potencia máxima es 170 CV). Así pues, con E85 puede acelerar desde 0 hasta 100 km/h en 8,1 sy emite sólo 107 g/km de CO2. Con gasolina, las emisiones de

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

Some Real E85 Data (for A Change!)

Ok, so going from “normal” gas to E85 reduces fuel economy by 20.6% [(22.8-18.1)/22.8]. Using this as a benchmark, if regular 87 octane gas is $4.00 a gallon, we should be willing to pay about 80% or $3.20 a gallon for E85.

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

Flex fuel in supercharged 5.0 - what is needed

I want to be able to run E85 because, with an octane rating of 105, I can run more boost and/or timing. But I also need to run 93 octane gasoline since E85 is not always available. If I use a Tweecer or Anderson Ford PMS,

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

AutoblogGreen for 09.22.08

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

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Running on E85 fuel (85% bioethanol/ 15% gasoline), the engine delivers a sporty 200 hp (147 kW), giving zero to 100 kph acceleration in 8.1 seconds and projected CO2 tailpipe emissions of just 107 g/km over the combined cycle.

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Posted by admin on September 23, 2008

E85 in Md & Va

Was doing some checking as I’m gonna switch over. Figured I’d let everyone know in case someone else wants to give it a try. Lucky for me there are 4 within a few miles of me. Va seems to be lagging behind.

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