Here’s a couple of national feature stories about ethanol and flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) that have come out in the last couple of days:
Somebody’s Doing Something Right
Here’s some good news out of Detroit on consumer awareness and acceptance of ethanol and flex-fuel vehicles
2007 Tahoe Promotes E85
General Motors promotes new Tahoe’s use of 85 percent ethanol
It’s time to get yourself a Ford Tough Bill To Require FFVs
U.S. Sens. Dick Lugar (R-IN), Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Barack Obama (D-IL) introduce the Fuel Security and Consumer Choice Act. This bill would require all U.S. marketed vehicles to be manufactured as Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) within ten years.
Yellow Fuel Caps On GM Cars Means E-85 OK
Did you know that there’s almost 5 million vehicles on the roads that can run on E85, an 85 percent blend of ethanol in gasoline? Most of the owners don’t even know it. The reason is that there’s no easy way to know if your car will accept this high level blend. On many of these FFV’s (flex fuel vehicles) you can check inside the fuel door and you might see a sticker that tells you but not all of them.