Ethanol, the wheat based fuel additive is gaining popularity in the U.S. Most Americans know the fuel as E85: a mixture of 85% Etahnol and 15% gasoline.
This fuel has many benefits.
Firstly, it is cheaper than regular gasoline. Lower prices are always beneficial to the consumer.
Secondly, because it is crop based, it could easily be domestically produced. Therefore, supporting ethanol as the fuel of choice may actually benefit the country's economy.
Of course, ethanol also spawns a cleaner burn: it is much better for the environment compared to regular gasoline.
E85 basically possesses all the benefits motorists and environmentalists want. It is no wonder that more and more Flexible Fuel Vehicles, cars capable of burning E85, are available for sale.
This fuel has many benefits.
Firstly, it is cheaper than regular gasoline. Lower prices are always beneficial to the consumer.
Secondly, because it is crop based, it could easily be domestically produced. Therefore, supporting ethanol as the fuel of choice may actually benefit the country's economy.
Of course, ethanol also spawns a cleaner burn: it is much better for the environment compared to regular gasoline.
E85 basically possesses all the benefits motorists and environmentalists want. It is no wonder that more and more Flexible Fuel Vehicles, cars capable of burning E85, are available for sale.
At the moment, there are around 6.8 Million cars and trucks that are compatible with E85.
Unfortunately, a lot of these cars are loaded with regular gasoline rather than E85. The real problem of ethanol as an alternative fuel source, is the fact that Ethanol pumps are too few. In fact, few is an understatement. Rare, scarce, and insufficient seem to be more accurate descriptions.
In Los Angeles, there is a grand total of one E85 station open for the public. It is one of three stations servicing the public for the whole state of California.
Why? with all the benefits of E85, it is a mystery that this product has not become the fuel of choice.
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