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E85 is an ethanol-gasoline fuel mix, usually with a ratio of 85% ethanol to 15% gasoline. The pros and cons of using E85 over regular gas, and how to check if you car can use it [Video] Skip to ...
E85 has an octane rating higher than that of regular gasoline's typical rating of 87, or premium gasoline's 91-93. This allows it to be used in higher-compression engines, which tend to produce more power per unit of displacement than their gasoline counterparts.
Example of public gas station with hE15 next to diesel and regular gasoline in the Netherlands. A 15% hydrous ethanol and 85% gasoline blend, hE15, has been introduced at public gas stations in the Netherlands since 2008. Ethanol fuel specifications worldwide traditionally dictate use of anhydrous ethanol (less than 1% water) for gasoline blending.
Lithuania: 95 RON and 98 RON are widely available. In some gas stations E85 (bioethanol) gasoline, 98E15 (15% of ethanol), 98E25 (25% of ethanol) are available. Malaysia: 95 RON, 97 RON and 100 RON. "Regular" unleaded fuel is 95 RON; "Premium" fuel is rated at 97 RON (Shell's V-Power Racing is rated minimum 97 RON).
It's no surprise that drivers are looking for cheaper fuel alternatives, many people are converting their vehicles to run on vegetable oil or other fuels, but one man in Indiana had a different ...
[10] [11] Regular use of E85 is low due to lack of fueling infrastructure, but is common in the Midwest. [12] [13] In January 2011 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a waiver to allow up to 15% of ethanol blended with gasoline to be sold only for cars and light pickup trucks with a model year of 2001 or later. The EPA waiver ...
The 2003 VW Gol 1.6 Total Flex was the first flexible-fuel vehicle produced in Brazil, runs on any blend of gasoline and ethanol E100. VW CrossFox TotalFlex (Brazilian version). Volkswagen offers the following vehicles in the Brazilian market under the label " Total Flex " because they are capable of running on any blend from E20-E25 to E100
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the price of E85 rose to nearly on par with the cost of 87 octane gasoline in many states in the United States, and was for a short time the only fuel available when gasoline was sold out, but within four weeks of Katrina, the price of E85 had fallen once more to a 20% to 35% lower cost than 87 ...