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Got no gas? Use E85 to escape the hurricane

Photo by Pixthree. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. While Hurricane Ike caused gas to shoot up to $5 a gallon in some areas, one problem in the direct path of the storm was a total lack of gasoline. But, for one University of Houston mechanical engineering student, the absence of gasoline didn't stop his evacuation: he just filled up with E85 and kept on moving. A story on Expo TV about senior Chris Reudelhuber's flexfuel dash to safety reads a bit too anti-hybrid to take seriously, but it does point out one aspect of flexfuel ... Read more →

Hurricane Ike aftermath causes $5 gas in some areas Sebastian Blanco

Photo by CoreBurn. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Hurricane Ike has done its structural damage to Texas and other areas, but the aftereffects are still raging. While gasoline prices ...

Got no gas? Use E85 to escape the hurricane 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Pixthree. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. While Hurricane Ike caused gas to shoot up to $5 a gallon in some areas, one problem in the direct path of the storm was a total lack of gasoline. But, for one University of Houston mechanical engineering student, the absence of ...

Hurricane Ike aftermath causes $5 gas in some areas 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by CoreBurn. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Hurricane Ike has done its structural damage to Texas and other areas, but the aftereffects are still raging. While gasoline prices these last few months in the U.S. have not been climbing as crazily as they were earlier this year, the ...


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