Can i make my own flex fuel?

Question

i just ordered a truck today with a flex fuel motor,but for now the closest station is 3000 miles away.Could you make this mixture yourself ? if so what would you need? thanks

btw i live in Nova Scotia Canada

Answer 1

3000 miles ? Where do you live ? If you're in the U.S. then go to

http://e85fuel.com

to find E85 near you.

You probably could make your own ethanol but it wouldn't be cost effective.
Did you know that there may be Federal & State tax incentives available to you for : buying a flex-fuel vehicle & also for using E85 ?
If you make your own ethanol you won't be able to claim tax benefits.

Answer 2

85% everclear And 15% gasoline. Ethanol = ethyl grain alcohol. You could set up a still and evaporate your own mash. Other industry can do a better job like the local Milk pasteurizing plant. Or in conjunction with the power plant that has a lot of wasted heat energy. Use wasted heat to get your mash to 185 degrees and ethanol steam collects on your distillation equipment. I think this whole renewable E-85 is over blown like hybrid cars. All just steps to hydrogen fuel cells and water vapor exhaust and electric drive & regenerative braking. Future will tell

Answer 3

Is this a truck with a diesel engine? Whatever the engine is I guarantee there is a compatible E85, B20 or even B100 fuel within 3,000 miles of wherever you are in the continental U.S.

Answer 4

I suppose you could, but you probably wouldn't be very successful. I would just sticjk with regular gasoline until a new flex fuel station opens near you.

Answer 5

I saw on the news where stills are being used tocook the biofuel

Answer 6

not legally