I filled up yesterday at 91st and Huron in Denver for $2.09. 11.5 mpg. I think the next tank might be gasoline to test the mileage difference. But, that's 60 cents more per gallon! Argh!
Corvette Indy pace car to be E85. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/12/27/two-vettes-set-to-pace-indy-including-e85-z06/ Cool, why not make all of them like that?
I went to the boat show here in Denver. Malibu has a Corvette boat. http://www.flickr.com/photos/malibuboats/sets/72157603225218888/
With all the new boats and boat technology, why not an E85 boat? Ethanol is water soluble. I'd like to go to one pump and fill up my truck and boat with E85.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Normal Fuel Fill up with E85
I filled up yesterday with fuel - notice its called fuel as it is not gasoline. 17 gallons for $36, I believe. That's about 11 mpg. I thought cold air delivered more power because it is more dense, but then your tires also lost 1 psi for every so many degrees, so that adds rolling resistance. I also heard they add more gasoline to E85 during the winter so it is more like E70, but that doesn't seem so in this case, or else my gas mileage would be improving.
Here is the emissions link http://www.change2e85.com/images/store_version1/Emissions%20Scans.pdf and a 1996 isn't a factory flex fuel vehicle.
A co-worker of mine wishes his Subaru ran on flex fuel. His dealership wouldn't even address his questions and warned him it would void his warranty, of which, he still has 2 years left. Too bad Subaru. Get with it.
There is a flex fuel conversion company out there that has been EPA approved for fleets but the kit is $1,000 and they add $200 if the transmission store installs it for you.
I thought I saw Volvo adding flex fuel to its line up in 2008. Hopefully, in the USA.
Here is the emissions link http://www.change2e85.com/images/store_version1/Emissions%20Scans.pdf and a 1996 isn't a factory flex fuel vehicle.
A co-worker of mine wishes his Subaru ran on flex fuel. His dealership wouldn't even address his questions and warned him it would void his warranty, of which, he still has 2 years left. Too bad Subaru. Get with it.
There is a flex fuel conversion company out there that has been EPA approved for fleets but the kit is $1,000 and they add $200 if the transmission store installs it for you.
I thought I saw Volvo adding flex fuel to its line up in 2008. Hopefully, in the USA.
Thursday, January 3, 2008
E85: $1.99 Oil: $100 per barrel
I filled up yesterday at $1.99 with E85. Fortuitously, oil reached $100 a barrel. Hmm.
Plus, there is a surplus of corn. Ask a Colorado corn farmer, the Colorado Corn Growers Association, or the NCGA.
My mileage was 11 mpg probably because of the snow we've had and the frequent use of 4wd.
For emissions, I thought I had a chart bookmarked which compared a 1996 Chevy on E85 and on gasoline. E85 was the winner, but I can't find the bookmark. 1996 wasn't a flex fuel model year vehicle.
One thought I had about the decreased mpg with E85- what if a car ran on water and got 3 or 4 mpg? Well, we'd need a lot more water. We could set up desalination plants on the coasts. Since the ice caps are melting, there's plenty of water now. We could save the beaches from being flooded, too.
About 25 years ago, I had a water powered watch using simple tap water from Edmund Scientific, I believe. It was great! I got a new one for Christmas from a different source and the instructions say to add some salt to the water. Ok. My consternation: our demand or technology for water powered devices for the past 25 years hasn't progressed past a time-keeping device?
Plus, there is a surplus of corn. Ask a Colorado corn farmer, the Colorado Corn Growers Association, or the NCGA.
My mileage was 11 mpg probably because of the snow we've had and the frequent use of 4wd.
For emissions, I thought I had a chart bookmarked which compared a 1996 Chevy on E85 and on gasoline. E85 was the winner, but I can't find the bookmark. 1996 wasn't a flex fuel model year vehicle.
One thought I had about the decreased mpg with E85- what if a car ran on water and got 3 or 4 mpg? Well, we'd need a lot more water. We could set up desalination plants on the coasts. Since the ice caps are melting, there's plenty of water now. We could save the beaches from being flooded, too.
About 25 years ago, I had a water powered watch using simple tap water from Edmund Scientific, I believe. It was great! I got a new one for Christmas from a different source and the instructions say to add some salt to the water. Ok. My consternation: our demand or technology for water powered devices for the past 25 years hasn't progressed past a time-keeping device?
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