Where can I get E85 fuel for my car?
Where can I get E85 fuel for my car?
We went to our good friend and super-tuner, Mike Norris of Mike Norris Motorsports in Plainfield, Indiana and asked Mike what his experience has been using E85 fuel.
Can a flex fuel vehicle run on E85?
Sometimes you might end up paying more in gas for the same trip… and in more ways than one if your vehicle is not designed and engineered to burn E85. Running ethanol based fuels in Flex Fuel Vehicles is fine since they are specifically designed to withstand all the effects ethanol blends come with.
Why does E85 gas have a short tank life?
E85 fuels are hygroscopic – That translates into a short storage and tank life because its prone to absorb moisture from the air. It also means that depending on how long the gas stays in your tank or the humidity level of your geographic area, you can experience poor performance and even problems with fuel injectors.
Where does the ethanol in E85 come from?
E85 is a fuel blend. A blend that holds ~85% ethanol and ~15% gasoline. Ethanol is basically a bio-fuel since it’s obtained from biomass sources such as corn crops, grains and “starchy” wastes in the US or sugarcane, wheat and sorbent in Brazil and Australia….
Sometimes you might end up paying more in gas for the same trip… and in more ways than one if your vehicle is not designed and engineered to burn E85. Running ethanol based fuels in Flex Fuel Vehicles is fine since they are specifically designed to withstand all the effects ethanol blends come with.
How does E85 affect the fuel economy of a car?
E85 actually reduces a car’s fuel efficiency, because ethanol has about 30% less energy content than gasoline. The EPA says FFVs typically get 15 to 27% lower fuel economy running on E85 compared to gasoline.
How much does it cost to run on E85 gas?
The result is that driving 15,000 miles will cost $1,650 running on gasoline and $2,450 on E85 (based on current pump prices). However, the EPA says there usually is no loss of performance with E85, and that some FFVs even generate more power with it.
E85 is a fuel blend. A blend that holds ~85% ethanol and ~15% gasoline. Ethanol is basically a bio-fuel since it’s obtained from biomass sources such as corn crops, grains and “starchy” wastes in the US or sugarcane, wheat and sorbent in Brazil and Australia….
