— -- Anything's better than ethanol blend E85, even ordinary gasoline, a new cost-benefit analysis of alternative fuels by researcher John Graham at the Pardee Rand Graduate School finds. Diesels ...

BELDING, Mich. — Gas prices in Michigan are averaging $5.17 a gallon, according to Gas Buddy. E85 ethanol fuel, however, has a national average of $3.65 a gallon, according to E85prices.com. That ...

The ethanol-rich fuel is a cost-conscious option as gas prices rocket. But few cars are able to use it. Dan was a writer on CNET's How-To and Thought Leadership teams. His byline has appeared in The ...

PARIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - French ethanol sales rose 13% in 2022 as consumers looking to limit fuel spending increasingly turned to cheaper gasoline containing up to 85% ethanol, a trend that should ...

E85 fuel is less expensive than gasoline — but there are some catches. This photo was taken in New York in 2007. Mike Groll ASSOCIATED PRESS As prices at the pump hit record highs, some drivers might ...

Anyone who has tried to brew coffee over an alcohol stove on a cold morning recognizes this: Alcohol (ethanol) is a wimpy source of heat energy. The energy content of ethanol has figured prominently ...

CINCINNATI — As gas prices move back up to $4 a gallon, closing in on $5 in California, some drivers are once again checking out a cheaper option: Ethanol based gas, or "Flex Fuel." You might have ...

Making ethanol is a bit like following a recipe from an old Farmer’s Almanac: Grind corn into flour; add water and enzymes to turn the flour into sugar; add yeast until you have a syrupy concoction; ...

PARIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Consumption of high-ethanol E85 rose 33% in France last year to over 460 million litres (121.5 million U.S. gallons), as a surge in gasoline prices made the fuel, mostly made ...

Flex-fuel vehicles started to become popular in the mid-1990s. Manufacturers designed these vehicles to burn E85 or other gas-biofuel blends. Many people are confused about what E85 is used for. This ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Editor's note: The above video is from April 12. Those feeling squeezed by inflation may have some respite for the rest of the month. Sheetz today announced that their flex fuel, ...

Folks have been experimenting with ethanol in modern combustion engines even when they weren't so modern. Nicolaus Otto, the inventor of the traditional four-cycle engine, used it to power one of his ...