I recently was out of town and rented a dodge caravan that was flexfuel/e85 capable.
Since the e85 was almost a whole dollar less per gallon I thought I would try it out.
I now understand why less than a 1/3 or buyers of alternative fuel vehicles don't repurchase another one when it comes time to purchase a new vehicle.
While the corn gas cost considerably less it wasn't balanced by the considerably greater amount of gas I had to use.
With the normal 10% corn gas I was getting 22-25 mpg. With the e85 I was getting 13-16 mpg.
Somehow I don't think I can save the environment at that rate.
Since the e85 was almost a whole dollar less per gallon I thought I would try it out.
I now understand why less than a 1/3 or buyers of alternative fuel vehicles don't repurchase another one when it comes time to purchase a new vehicle.
While the corn gas cost considerably less it wasn't balanced by the considerably greater amount of gas I had to use.
With the normal 10% corn gas I was getting 22-25 mpg. With the e85 I was getting 13-16 mpg.
Somehow I don't think I can save the environment at that rate.
