Flex-fuel vehicles started to become popular in the mid-1990s. Manufacturers designed these vehicles to burn E85 or other gas-biofuel blends. Many people are confused about what E85 is used for. This ...
You may have been doing some online vehicle browsing, been looking through your vehicle's owner's manual, or maybe you have just looked at your fuel cap door and noticed that there is something ...
Unlike competitors that often adapt gasoline models from existing diesel platforms, GEOTORQ features a ground-up design engineered specifically for gasoline and E85 application. This distinct ...
The Brazilian units of rivals Bosch and Magneti Marelli are sparring over the next generation of flex-fuel cars in Brazil. Encouraged by recent strong growth in sales of flex-fuel vehicles, the two ...
Alex Kaufmann March 17, 2009 Comment Now! Ethanol is a hot topic among biofuels advocates - and opponents - and green-car fiends alike, but it has a long tradition as a performance fuel as well.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has employed a series of initiatives since the early 2000s to endorse the introduction and utilization of renewable fuels, with the target of 136 billion ...
Marelli has introduced a new line of port fuel injection engine control units (PFI ECUs) for gasoline, flex fuel, and compressed natural gas applications. Designed for markets such as Brazil, India, ...
As part of the expansion of the brand’s electrified vehicle lineup in the country this year, General Motors has just confirmed that the first Chevrolet flex-fuel hybrids are about to be launched in ...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran January 22, 2007 Comment Now! Mitsubishi has confirmed that it will develop and market a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) for the Brazilian market by the end of the year. Automotive ...
Three months after Volkswagen launched the first Brazilian-made vehicle with a flex-fuel system engine, the Gol Total Flex, General Motors do Brasil has responded with a rival model, the Chevrolet ...
Toyota has unveiled in Brazil a prototype Prius equipped with a flex-fuel engine that can run on both gasoline and ethanol, combined with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system. According to the company, when ...
Our article last week on Ford's doubling of its flex-fuel models included a mention that diesel models of the new 2011 Ford Super Duty pickup trucks will run on either pure diesel fuel or a mix of up ...