Will someone please advise Ford to optimize this engine for E85? Saab has proven with its 9-5 biofuel model that a variable compression boost can allow an engine to get better mileage on E85 than on gasoline. Combine that with hybrid electric technology and we'll have a huge breakthrough that will sell like hotcakes.
Ford to debut 1st ethanol hybrid:
by Justin Hyde -- 1/25/06
"A gallon of ethanol holds less energy than a gallon of gasoline, making mileage worse. Cischke said the Escape Hybrid E85 has about a 25% reduction in fuel economy on E85 than on regular gasoline blends.
Ethanol also can evaporate at lower temperatures than gasoline, which means the Escape Hybrid E85 doesn't meet the 'partial zero emissions vehicle' standard that the regular version does.
'We do have some hurdles we have to solve,' Cischke said. 'But they're not unsolvable.'"
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
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