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E85 as a fuel is widely used in Sweden; however, most of it is imported from Italy and Brazil. E85 was formerly available from the Maxol chain in Ireland, where it was made from whey, a byproduct of cheese manufacturing. [13] The availability ended in 2011, due to a severe excise-duty hike which rendered it economically unviable.
E85 pump placed at the edge of the property, outside of lit station islands, and well away from the store; or is otherwise difficult to find; E85 not advertised on any of the station's street signs or graphics; Stations place stickers on the E85 pump that say "not a [brand name] product", or inform the customer that the brand does not guarantee ...
E85—E85 fuel: A fuel containing a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline; E95—like E85 fuel but with less gasoline. A fuel containing a mixture of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent gasoline; EA—Environmental assessment as in an Environmental impact assessment
Summary of the main ethanol blends used around the world in 2013. Several common ethanol fuel mixtures are in use around the world. The use of pure hydrous or anhydrous ethanol in internal combustion engines (ICEs) is only possible if the engines are designed or modified for that purpose, and used only in automobiles, light-duty trucks and motorcycles.
Ford, [2] GM, [3] and Chrysler [4] offer the following vehicles in the US that use E85 (different models are available outside the US, depending on the country). E85 FlexFuel Chevrolet HHR LS 2009 (USA). E85 FlexFuel Chevrolet Impala LT 2009 (USA). U.S. E85 FlexFuel Chevrolet Tahoe. Ford E85 Flexfuel E-250 van.
Ethanol fuel has a "gasoline gallon equivalency" (GGE) value of 1.5, i.e. to replace the energy of 1 volume of gasoline, 1.5 times the volume of ethanol is needed. [4] [5] Ethanol-blended fuel is widely used in Brazil, the United States, and Europe (see also Ethanol fuel by country). [2]
The Ford Model T was the first commercial flex-fuel vehicle. The engine was capable of running on gasoline or ethanol, or a mix of both. The 1996 Ford Taurus was the first flexible-fuel vehicle produced with versions capable of running with either ethanol (E85) or methanol (M85) blended with gasoline.
The energy content of ethanol is 76,100 BTU/US gal (5.89 kilowatt-hours per litre), compared to 114,100 BTU/US gal (8.83 kWh/L) for gasoline. (see chart above) A flex-fuel vehicle will experience about 76% of the fuel mileage MPG when using E85 (85% ethanol) products as compared to 100% gasoline. Simple calculations of the BTU values of the ...