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Swedish heatwave prompts recall of thousands of flex fuel Volvos

After receiving hundreds of complaints from Swedish drivers who have been left stranded by the side of the road, Volvo has recalled 8,500 of its V70 and S80 Flexifuel vehicles. Apparently the rigorous environmental testing the car maker employs does not extend to heatwaves like the one Sweden happens to be caught in the grips of...wait a sec. Heatwave? Sweden? Anyway, seems the non-return valve and the pressure regulator (stick with me here) in the fuel pump of cars built between late November of 2007 and September of 2008 experience some ... Read more →

Find more ethanol with DriveFlexFuel E85 station locator Sebastian Blanco

One of the problems major automakers cite as a reason that more ethanol isn't used in their flex-fuel vehicles is that the people who own the cars just don't know that you can put E85 into the tank. ...

Ford's European flex-fuel sales jump up 60 percent Sebastian Blanco

One of the first rules of numbers in corporate PR is to use the percentage when the actual number are small. For example, if you've got an SUV that get 10 mpg and you build a new version that gets ...

Production starts today in Germany on new flexifuel Ford C-Max Sebastian Blanco

If you're ready to get your hands on one of Ford's redesigned C-Max vehicles, today is a good day because now is when production starts on the car in Sarrlouis, Germany. We told you about the new ...

Ten reasons (eleven, really) that Ford of Europe 3s biofuels Sebastian Blanco

Ford of Europe has a few biofuel-related announcements today. First, the company has created a new position: director, flexifuel and alternative fuel vehicles strategy, and long-time Ford hand Jan ...

Swedish heatwave prompts recall of thousands of flex fuel Volvos 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

After receiving hundreds of complaints from Swedish drivers who have been left stranded by the side of the road, Volvo has recalled 8,500 of its V70 and S80 Flexifuel vehicles. Apparently the rigorous environmental testing the car maker employs does not extend to heatwaves like the one Sweden ...

Find more ethanol with DriveFlexFuel E85 station locator 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the problems major automakers cite as a reason that more ethanol isn't used in their flex-fuel vehicles is that the people who own the cars just don't know that you can put E85 into the tank. But there is another problem: not having any E85 available in your area. If you want to find out if ...

Ford's European flex-fuel sales jump up 60 percent 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the first rules of numbers in corporate PR is to use the percentage when the actual number are small. For example, if you've got an SUV that get 10 mpg and you build a new version that gets 12, you don't say it has a two mpg jump, you say it's 20 percent. Much more impressive that way. So, ...

Production starts today in Germany on new flexifuel Ford C-Max 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you're ready to get your hands on one of Ford's redesigned C-Max vehicles, today is a good day because now is when production starts on the car in Sarrlouis, Germany. We told you about the new C-Max when it made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. To recap, the C-Max is ...

Ten reasons (eleven, really) that Ford of Europe 3s biofuels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ford of Europe has a few biofuel-related announcements today. First, the company has created a new position: director, flexifuel and alternative fuel vehicles strategy, and long-time Ford hand Jan Brentebraten (pictured) was named to this post. Brentebraten joined Ford Norway as a financial analyst ...


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