It has higher octane, so you get more power, but it takes more fuel to run your car because it has a different oxygen content. Or something like that. It's because FFV aren't optimized for ethanol. http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/faqs/range.php
On 6/29/07, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Help out an idiot here.....E85? That's an ethanol blend of some kind right? > But you are saying it's higher octane? If it's higher octane, wouldn't you > be getting BETTER gas mileage? > > I'm confuzzled. > > On 6/29/07, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > So, I've had my 99 Plymouth Grand Voyager for nearly 5 years now. The > > other day, I'm standing at the gas pump, pumping gas, and for the > > first time I read the sticker inside the door. Huh. Apparently, I have > > a flex fuel vehicle. We looked up the VIN number, just to be sure, and > > yep, it really is. I had no idea that they were making them in 99. > > > > Anyway, does anyone else have a FFV and use E85? It's running about > > $2.65/gallon here, compared to $3.05 for unleaded. And, I like the > > idea of being less dependant on foreign oil. I like the higher octane. > > I don't much care for the lower gas mileage. But I think I can live > > with it. > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Macromedia ColdFusion MX7 Upgrade to MX7 & experience time-saving features, more productivity. http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion?sdid=RVJW Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:237560 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
