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Why E85? For all the right reasons:

E85 and the Environment

Since E85's main ingredient is ethanol, which is non-toxic, water soluble and biodegradable, E85 is simply a better fuel for the world around us.

E85 has the highest oxygen content of any transportation fuel available today, making it burn cleaner than gasoline. Fewer exhaust emissions result in reduced production of smog and a decline in respiratory illness associated with poor air quality. E85 also reduces greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide, the main contributor to global warming, as much as 39 to 46 percent compared to gasoline.

Although CO2 is released during ethanol production and combustion, it is recaptured as a nutrient to the crops that are used in its production. Unlike fossil fuel combustion, which unlocks carbon that has been stored for millions of years, use of ethanol results in low increases to the carbon cycle.

Ethanol also degrades quickly in water and, therefore, poses much less risk to the environment than an oil or gasoline spill. (NEVC)

Our Conversion Kits have been tested to reduce Greenhouse Gases (contributors to Global Warming), such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) by up to 80%. See the complete 2007 OBD2 EPA test results from Colorado State University.

E85 and the Future

Using recent state of the art (circa 2005) milling technology the energy usage figures improve slightly, with an appreciable decrease in Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Dry mill current technology reduces petroleum usage by 75.6%, GHG emissions by 25.5% and fossil energy use by 40.7%. Wet mill current technology reduces petroleum usage by 73.7%, GHG by 23.8% and fossil energy by 42.5%.

Using cellulose based processes, the reductions in petroleum, GHG, and fossil energy are expected to reach the following levels in a mature production environment. Cellulose based ethanol production is nearing commercial viability at this time (2006). Woody biomass process (near future technology) petroleum reduction 69.9%, GHG emissions 102.2% (taking GHGs out of the atmosphere) and fossil energy usage 79%. Herbaceous biomass process (near future technology) petroleum usage reduction of 71.4%, GHG emissions 67.6% and fossil energy 70.4%.

It has been estimated that the farmland area required to operate a motor vehicle for one year on pure ethanol is 11 acres. (www.wikipedia.org)

Our Flex Fuel Vehicle Conversion Kits are 2007 EPA OBD 2 Compliant.