Comments on: GM Announces 18 FFVs for Model Year 2009 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/06/27/gm-announces-18-ffvs-for-model-year-2009/ Alternative Fuel News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:59:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stevo http://domesticfuel.com/2008/06/27/gm-announces-18-ffvs-for-model-year-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-106209 Stevo Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:20:52 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=5112#comment-106209 I think you're looking at this in a specifically-negative fashion. I own three late model GM vehicles. My 2004 Suburban, my daily driver, is FlexFuel and is not my first. I travel the atlanta area on a daily basis as a tech consultant, and get a full tank of E85 to last a week. I paid $1.65 a gallon on Sunday to fuel up and filled my tank for about $35.00. Pretty cool. People always talk about the lower mileage, but with the higher-octane I just don't "get on it" as much. For some, small, fuel efficient cars are the answer. For others, an alternative but ABUNDANT fuel source is the answer. This summer/fall when the southeast region was without gasoline, I continued to have abundant supplies fo E85 and got the word out for people who didn't know they have FFV's. I'd rather drive a vehicle that does what I need it to do (haul equipment) than drive a boring Toyota Corolla because it gets about 30mpg city. To each their own. I think you’re looking at this in a specifically-negative fashion.

I own three late model GM vehicles. My 2004 Suburban, my daily driver, is FlexFuel and is not my first. I travel the atlanta area on a daily basis as a tech consultant, and get a full tank of E85 to last a week. I paid $1.65 a gallon on Sunday to fuel up and filled my tank for about $35.00. Pretty cool. People always talk about the lower mileage, but with the higher-octane I just don’t “get on it” as much. For some, small, fuel efficient cars are the answer. For others, an alternative but ABUNDANT fuel source is the answer. This summer/fall when the southeast region was without gasoline, I continued to have abundant supplies fo E85 and got the word out for people who didn’t know they have FFV’s. I’d rather drive a vehicle that does what I need it to do (haul equipment) than drive a boring Toyota Corolla because it gets about 30mpg city. To each their own.

]]> By: Corny http://domesticfuel.com/2008/06/27/gm-announces-18-ffvs-for-model-year-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-87037 Corny Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:22:17 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=5112#comment-87037 There is a hidden proponent of Ethanol in the form of the car companies. The auto industry has to meet CAFÉ standards which require that all cars meet an average fuel economy of 27 mpg. As you know the big 3 have a love for the gas guzzler SUV. Rather than be dragged down by a 10 mpg Escalade they are able to use an E85 loophole. As the law reads an E85 vehicle (regardless of whether it ever uses it) is only counted for the amount of gasoline used (15%). If you divide 100% E85 by 15 you get a multiplier of 6.66 meaning that the 10 mpg Escalade is given credit for 66.6 mpg. If 5 out of every six auto companies vehicles averaged 20 mpg and 1 out of six were the escalade they would be credited as averaging 27.66 mpg while not one of the vehicles met the standard. There is a hidden proponent of Ethanol in the form of the car companies. The auto industry has to meet CAFÉ standards which require that all cars meet an average fuel economy of 27 mpg. As you know the big 3 have a love for the gas guzzler SUV. Rather than be dragged down by a 10 mpg Escalade they are able to use an E85 loophole. As the law reads an E85 vehicle (regardless of whether it ever uses it) is only counted for the amount of gasoline used (15%). If you divide 100% E85 by 15 you get a multiplier of 6.66 meaning that the 10 mpg Escalade is given credit for 66.6 mpg. If 5 out of every six auto companies vehicles averaged 20 mpg and 1 out of six were the escalade they would be credited as averaging 27.66 mpg while not one of the vehicles met the standard.

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