Testing the Ford Escape Hybrid on E85
From Domestic Fuel, we hear that VeraSun is currently testing Ford's Hybrid Escape using E85. The two-year test is meant to "demonstrate the benefit of converging flexible fuel and hybrid technologies." For some people, this combination of hybrid efficiency with farmer-friendly corn ethanol is just the thing for an SUV like the Escape. And ethanol-producer VeraSun likes that getting the biofuel into a hybrid is good for business and, in some ways, the environment. VeraSun will also open a new plant in Charles City, Iowa this Friday, where Sen. Barack Obama will be giving the keynote address.
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Chase 1:51PM (8/13/2007)
That will be interesting to find out how e85 impacts the performance of hybrid vehicles. I'm sure theire are a lot of hybrid owners that would also like to use flex fuel.
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Bob from ALAMN 2:55PM (8/13/2007)
E85 was tested in a Prius hybrid a couple of years ago in Minnesota. I believe the vehicle is still running on E85 diet today.
Here's the link:
http://www.greenenergynetwork.com/media/studies/prius-e85.PDF
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MikeW 5:59PM (8/13/2007)
The mileage will drop back down to non-hybrid levels.
The gain in torque of the prius seems a bit high. Maybe because of the atkinson cycle.
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