Ethanol Fuel

Ethanol is our fastest route to independence from foreign and Middle East based petroleum gasoline.

Ethanol is a liquid fuel made from vegetable type sources instead of from oil.

Sources for ethanol include corn, wheat, barley, trees and grasses, etc.

Green Power

Ethanol is less polluting than gasoline.

Because ethanol is created from renewable resources, wider use of ethanol would greatly reduce our dependency on foreign oil.

Ethanol is most commonly mixed with regular gasoline and many vehicles are made to run on a fuel mixture known as E85 fuel which is 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.

Major auto manufacturers such as Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and GM make several vehicles which use ethanol. They are sometimes know as Flexible Fuel or "flex fuel" vehicles (FFV).

As ethanol is not yet widely available in the US these cars and trucks are purchased mostly by large companies who have their own fueling stations.

Ethanol could easily be made available to consumers at currently existing gas stations. In the US only about 2,200 of the nation's 170,000 gas stations offer E85.

Ethanol ● Brazil Leads World

Brazil has become a model country for the use of ethanol. They primarily use ethanol made from sugar cane processed into an alcohol form.

In fact over 80% of the new cars sold in Brazil are flex-fuel cars that use pretty much any combination of ethanol and regular gasoline. Computerized sensors in the engines figure out the gas-ethanol combination currently in the car and get the engine to work accordingly. It is estimated that within a year or two 100% of all new cars sold in Brazil will be flex-fuel.

Their great advantage over hybrid cars is that they don’t cost more than regular cars. Unlike the US, ethanol fuel is widely available at gas stations in Brazil.

There is absolutely no reason this can't be done in the US and Europe!

Demand it!

Look at all the cars (below) made for ethanol use in Brazil! Why aren't these available in the US and Europe?

Many major auto companies sell flex-fuel vehicles in Brazil: Chevrolet (Astra, Corsa, Meriva, Montana), Citroen (C3), Fiat (Mille, Palio, Siena, Stilo), Ford (EcoSport, Fiesta), Peugeot (206), Renault (Clio, Scenic), Volkswagen (Fox, Gol, Kombi).

Ethanol in the News

NOW: More cars available in US that use ethanol
Available flex-fuel cars

NOW: Fuel stations are starting to pump ethanol for consumers
Ethanol Fueling Stations