Pure ethanol is never used as an alternative fuel, but ethanol blends are.

• It is a renewable resource
• Reduces dependence on foreign oil
• Reduces smog and emissions
• 96 octane to 86-94 octane in gasoline
• 12,500 lower heating value to 18,000-19,000 lower heating value of gasoline
• 1.4 gallons of E85 is equal to 1 gallon gasoline
• Per gallon, E85 gets 72% of the miles that gasoline gets
• Holding tank is 1.4 times larger than a gasoline holding tank
• In cold weather, E85 starts the car as well as gasoline
• Vehicle power is increased 3-5% with E85

Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFV)
Over 2 million of today’s vehicles are flexible fuel vehicles, which can run on ethanol, gasoline, or a mixture of the two. Some of the benefits of flexible fuel vehicles include:

• Emissions that create smog are reduced 25 percent
• Cost effectiveness is equal to that of cars run on gasoline
• Similar warranties and original equipment are manufactured as they are for gasoline run vehicles
• Emissions that create greenhouse gases are reduced 35 to 40 percent
• Vehicle horsepower increased up to 5 percent
• Fuel is renewable
• New vehicles can be ordered with a flexible fuel engine option

Most cars, including hybrid cars have no problems with a 10 percent ethanol blend.

Alternative render vehicles open up a whole new area of automotive jobs.