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To: JDN who wrote (121214)6/21/2005 11:37:08 AM
From: Ish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793782
 
When corn is used for making ethanol only the starch is used leaving all of the valuable protein, minerals and nutrients remain. One bushel of corn produces about 2.7 gallons of ethanol AND 11.4 pounds of gluten feed (20% protein) AND 3 pounds of gluten meal (60% protein) AND 1.6 pounds of corn oil.

<<I note the gas mileage is less>>

Depends on the driving. They ran a test using the meter readers for electric co-ops and in the stop and go driving they do the 90/10 blend got 2% better mileage.



To: JDN who wrote (121214)6/21/2005 6:35:10 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793782
 
Here is a current list of available flex-fuel vehicles. The pickings are kind of slim...

E85 Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs)

Ford Motor Company
Selected 2002-2005 4.0L Explorers
Selected 2004-2005 4.0L Explorer Sport Trac
Selected 1999-2003 3.0L Ranger trucks
Selected 2000-2005 3.0L Taurus sedans and wagons
Selected 1995-1999 3.0L Taurus sedans

Daimler Chrysler
Selected 2004-2005 4.7L Dodge Ram 1500 trucks
Selected 2003-2005 2.7L Chrysler Sebring Sedans
Selected 2003-2005 2.7L Dodge Stratus Sedans
Selected 2003-2005 3.3L Caravan Cargo vans
All 1998-2003 3.3L Caravan minivans
All 1998-2003 3.3L Voyager minivans
All 1998-2003 3.3L Town & Country minivans

General Motors
All 2002-2005 5.3L Suburbans, Tahoes, Yukons, Yukon XLs
Selected 2002-2005 5.3L Sierra and Silverado trucks (code 5E5 for ordering)
All 2000-2002 2.2L Chevy S-10 trucks (after 12/99)
All 2000-2002 2.2L Sonoma trucks (after 12/99)

Isuzu
All 2000-2002 Isuzu 2.2L Hombre trucks (after 12/99)

Mazda
Selected 1999-2002 Mazda 3.0L B3000 trucks

Mercedes
Selected 2003-05 3.2L Mercedes C320 Series
Selected 2005 2.6L Mercedes C240 Series

Mercury
Selected 2002-2005 4.0L Mountaineer
Selected 2001, 2003-2005 3.0L Sables

Nissan
Selected 2005 5.6L Titan trucks

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