2006-08-09 14:10:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Only if the flex-fuel vehicle had a turbo and was set to crank up the boost much higher when running a tankful of ethanol to take advantage of the extra octane. Or if it was a car I already wanted and it just happened to have flex-fuel capability, and then I probably would still stick to gasoline.
Currently, cars get worse mileage on ethanol, the price isn't much lower, and it's only on a par with gasoline because of government subsidies. If the price came down and the government cut back its corporate wellfare - maybe.
2006-08-09 14:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a fuel station near me that is selling E85 for $2.85 a gallon. Might be some other facts I am ignorant of, but why bother if the price of fuel is barely lower? Where's my incentive? If the price is pretty much the same as normal gasoline I am not wasting my time on a gimmick.
2006-08-09 14:17:58 · answer #2 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
E85 ought to sell for decrease than 80% the fee of universal gas to make it maximum low-value. J2 does not comprehend it, yet he noted that gas autos are extra inexpensive to run the E85. At $4.00/gallon E85 has to sell for decrease than $3.20 in line with gallon, nearer to $3.00/in line with gallon. If gas is going to $6.00 in line with gallon, E85 will value precisely $3.50 in line with gallon, purely slightly extra beneficial than it rather is going to. An E85 automobile expenses approximately $900 to $1500 extra to producer than a without delay gas automobile. the reason being that the E85 automobile desires a stainless-metallic gas equipment and chrome metallic value approximately 4 cases as much as undemanding carbon metallic. Secondly, the E85 has a sensor that detects precisely how plenty ethanol is interior the gas. i will wager you probably did no longer understand the E85 purely has to have 70% ethanol and would have as intense as 85%. The sensor must additionally discover and modify the engine to run on 0% ethanol. right this is the fee of the sensor on my own From a GM broker this section number12568450 will run $613
2016-12-14 03:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by creasong 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes..Ethanol is popping up everywhere here in Indiana...We have one that is going in about 10 miles from our house and another one about 30 miles away.
2006-08-09 14:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by kristy2163 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since it'll cost about $1.50 a gallon,definitely!!! Ethanol is at just about every gas station in Brazil, but I don't think the U.S. will let that happen.
2006-08-09 14:14:47 · answer #5 · answered by cynthetiq 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would good deal most Fords come that way now
2006-08-09 14:14:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah, if it would save gas money, it would definitely be worth it.
2006-08-09 14:17:43 · answer #7 · answered by jrris15 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋