where can I buy a flex fuel plug in hybrid car today, right now!?

Question

I refuse to buy any more standard gas vehicles at any price! I am sick and tired of funding terrorists and queazy politicians.

Answer 1

I am sorry but there currently are no flex-fuel plug in hybrids on the retail market.

The closest thing to what you are looking for is still in "research & development" with Ford Motor Company.

Ford unveiled a concept-combination Flex-Fuel/Hybrid Escape at the 2006 Washington DC Auto Show.
It is not yet been released for retail purchase.

Ford was the first Manufacturer to make flex-fuel vehicles available to the public (1995) , followed by Chrysler in 1998, & General Motors in 2000.

The Ford Hybrid Escape is the most fuel efficient SUV on the planet & was released to the public as a 2005 model.
The Ford warranty on the all of the Hybrid componants (including the battery) is 8years/100,000 miles.

The current Hybrid Escape is NOT a "plug in" hybrid, but it is considered a "full' Hybrid" & is NOT E85 capable.

For more information on E85 capable vehicles you can go to the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition website.:
http://www.e85fuel.com/index.php

For more information regarding all the "hybrid " vehicles on the market , go to :
http://hybridcars.com/

Answer 2

You can buy a Flex Fuel vehicle or a Hybrid, but not one that is both.

If you are looking to stop using imported oil, the flex fuel vehicle is the way to go. 85% of what is in the tank is domestic ethanol. Hybrids still run on inported oil.

Follow the link below to find which makes and models are E85 capable. The link also can help you locate E85 refueling stations in your area.

You will get less fuel economy on E85, but if your local E85 dealer is pricing the fuel correctly, the lower price of the fuel will offset the decreased fuel economy.

Eventually, E85 fuel vehicles will get more power and fuel economy than gasoline vehicles. They already achieved this in Brazil.

This is because there isn't the supply infrastructure for E85 as there is for gasoline. So the factory tunes the flex fuel vehicles to run primarilly on gasoline and to use E85 as an alternate fuel. As E85 becomes more available, the auto manufacturers can tune to run on E85 as a primary fuel. I think this will mostly come from higher compression ratio in the combustion chamber to take advantage to the 107 octane in the E85 fuel. Current flex fuel models must maintain a low enough compression ratio to run on 87 octane gasoline without damaging pistons and valves.

Answer 3

YOU WILL BE MARRIED TO THE DEALER FOR LIFE AND THE SAD THING IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF DEALERSHIPS THAT STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THESE VEHICLES.

THERE HAVE REPORTS OF TECHNICIAN'S THAT HAVE BEEN KILLED WHILE WORKING ON THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF VOLTAGE.

IF YOU REPLACE THE BATTERIES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES, IT WILL MOST LIKELY COST SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. TOYOTA CLAIMS PRICES WILL DROP AS HYBRIDS BECOME MORE POPULAR; BATTERY PACKS CURRENTLY RUN AROUND $4900.

HOWEVER THE PACK CONTAINS 38 MODULES THAT CAN BE REPLACED INDIVIDUALLY FOR $138.00 EACH. HONDA'S INSIGHT AND CIVIC HYBRIDS HAVE AN 8-YR./80,000-MI. WARRANTY ON MOST OF THE POWERTRAIN, INCLUDING BATTERIES, AND A THREE-YEAR/36,000-MILE WARRANTY ON THE REST OF THE CAR.

ALSO YOU AS THE OWNER WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO WORK ON IT YOURSELF, NOTHING AT ALL.