What we would like to see from Toyota and other car makers: More affordable very fuel - efficient and low - emission hybrids, plug - in hybrids, all cars
flex fuel so that they can run on cellulosic ethanol when it is available (the fuel sensors required for that are apparently only about $ 30 - no reason not to include them in all cars), diesel - hybrids with the latest emission technology (to run on biodiesel where available, of course) and, as soon as battery technology is ready, affordable electric - only vehicles.
We get excellent fuel mileage since it is a hybrid and it takes
flex fuel so we save extra money there.
Not exact matches
In a few areas, primarily the Midwest, a blend that is 85 percent ethanol (E85) is also sold for use in vehicles that have
so - called
flex -
fuel engines.
Unfortunately, most folks don't benefit from such a nimble metabolism (also called «metabolic
flex»), and
so their bodies, when searching for
fuel, will do anything to stick with the old habit of burning sugar.
So as you can see, although it raises its octane level, it decreases its efficiency to only 66 % that of good old fashioned gasoline (another point to the theory that todays gasoline doesn't go as far as it used to as it contains about 10 % ethonal everywhere in the U.S.) also this is the reasoning for the moniker «
flex fuel» equipped vehicles.
Plenty of power, not bad on
fuel (including
flex fuel) and drives
so much like a car I can get carried away.
Bugatti designed the powerplant as a
flex -
fuel engine
so it can run on both gasoline and ethanol or any mixture of the two.
The 6.2L - equipped Ford E-Series will be
flex fuel compatible,
so that drivers can run unleaded gasoline, or any mix of gas and ethanol up to E85 (85 percent ethanol).
All petrol vehicles should become
flex -
fuel over the next 5 - 10 years
so people (and governments) have more options.
Thin sheet metal and lots of plastic are part of the formula for the lightweight,
fuel - efficient modern motorcar,
so don't be surprised if the body panels of your chosen low - priced machine
flex under even light hand pressure.
It's «pure drive» written in the
flex fuel symbol,
so if you get ethanol, get ready for your check engine light to come on and have very sluggish performance.
So far with the 4.7 V8 and 4,000 miles on this one we are getting only 13.7 adverage MPG the it does offer flex fuel but none is avaliable here in Texas so it's a useless ad
So far with the 4.7 V8 and 4,000 miles on this one we are getting only 13.7 adverage MPG the it does offer
flex fuel but none is avaliable here in Texas
so it's a useless ad
so it's a useless add.
It's a
Flex Fuel vehicle,
so I'm saving hundreds at the pump using E85 gas!
If truck sets in real cold weather for a few days thes sensor thinks it's running
flex fuel (
so the tech told me).
I especially like that it is a
flex fuel vehicle because I can change
fuels according to price
so that feature has gotten me through some hard times.
The V6 is capable of using E85
flex fuel, but doing
so drops the EPA estimates to 13 city / 19 highway with RWD and 13/18 with AWD.
So the point is with nuclear power, with wind, tide, solar, natural gas, with development of
flex fuel, hybrid, clean coal technology, clean coal technology is key in the heartland of America that's hurting rather badly.
So CalCars, California Electric Transportation Association, Electric Power Research Institute, American Public Power Association, Advanced Hybrid Vehicle Development Consortium, Electric Drive Transportation Asosciation, Plug - In Austin, PlugInAmerica, Electric Auto Association, SetAmericaFree, Institute for Analysis of Global Security, Committee on the Present Danger, Securing America's Future Energy, Bluewater Network, Rainforest Action Network, Senators Hatch, Obama, Bennett, Salazar, other Centrist Coalition members, and all the other national and local group and individual supporters of
flex -
fuel plug - in hybrids will keep doing what we're doing to make it happen — first from Toyota or another from automaker.
Although E-85 can be used in some of these vehicles,
so far, it is not a significant player, because it is restricted by the limited number of pumps and
flex -
fuel vehicles on the road and by lower mpg.
National Security Motivates
Flex Fuel Legislation Normally I wouldn't quote
so extensively from the findings section of a piece of legislation, but it illustrates clearly the national security motivations of this bill.
So GM screwed up developing
flex fuel vehicles.