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Ethanol Vehicles
Since the 1980s, all automakers have covered the use of up to 10% ethanol under warranty, and no engine modifications are necessary to use E10. E10 is a cleaner burning fuel than straight gasoline.
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Ethanol Vehicles
Consumer Reports Tests Show That E85 Ethanol Offers Cleaner ...
Yonkers, N.Y. - Consumer Reports - infoZine - Tests and an investigation by Consumer Reports conclude that E85 ethanol will cost consumers more money than gasoline and that there are concerns about whether the government's support of flexible fuel vehicles is really helping the U.S. achieve energy independence. Findings from CR's special report include: E85, which is 85 percent ethanol, emits less smog-producing pollutants than gasoline, but provides fewer miles per gallon, costs more, and is hard to find outside the Midwest. Government support for flexible-fuel vehicles, which can run on either E85 or gasoline, is indirectly causing more gasoline consumption rather than less. Blended with gasoline, ethanol has the potential to fill a significant minority of future U.S. transportation fuel needs.
Uganda: Kyambogo's Bio-Ethanol Fuel Research Promising
THE recent bio-ethanol fuel tests done by Dr. Bagenda Ssengonzi, the head of Kyambogo University Department of Mechanical Engineering and his team, have proved that ethanol distilled from Ugandan cereals and tubers can power industrial machinery. The research started eight months ago. Peter Okello-obeli, the university workshop manager, says two vehicles, Suzuki Samurai 1.5cc and Toyota Town ACE 1.8cc, which were formerly consuming petrol have responded well to the fuel, but the research is still going on. The university's four-stroke generator has also worked well with the fuel. .
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