The Tom's convenience store at the intersection of Route 124 and Route 24 is selling ethanol blend, E85. The blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline is not suited as a replacement for gasoline in every vehicle.
Although most vehicles can tolerate a 5% blend, it is prudent to check your owners manual to see if your fuel system has been set up to tolerate an 85 percent blend. Here is a Web site that lists flexible fuel vehicles on the road now that can use E85 blend. http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/flexfuelvehicles.php
Some previous posts on this blog about ethanol:
Honda finds a more efficient way to make ethanol from inedible plants
http://www.yorkblog.com/archives/2006/09/honda_finds_a_m_1.html
CAFE tax credit for flex-fuel (E85) vehicles is a scam
http://www.yorkblog.com/archives/2006/09/cafe_tax_credit.html
Going green or grabbing green? A story of loopholes repeats itself
http://www.yorkblog.com/archives/2006/07/going_green_or.html
This transition is all about the consumer
http://www.yorkblog.com/archives/2006/04/this_transition_1.html
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