— -- 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 ...

Other people who see legitimate value in E85 are performance enthusiasts. E85 has an octane rating of 100+; therefore, engines tuned for this level of performance can utilize higher compression ratios ...

Two of our most successful dyno tests last year involved the Magnuson-supercharged, Vortec-headed, 350ci small-block Chevy that appeared in the Sept. '06 issue ("Big Power From a Little Blower") and ...

E85 — aka Flex Fuel — is a domestically produced, renewable, alternative fuel blend consisting of around 85-percent ethanol and 15-percent gasoline. Made for use in specially prepped flex fuel ...

In a world of ever-changing fuel sources - hybrids, electric vehicles, and so on - is there even an answer to what type of fuel is the best? There are mountains of discourse online about how efficient ...

Do a quick Google search on ethanol and you'll find yourself buried in a mountain of information from various perspectives. The Corn Growers of America want you to believe that ethanol-an alcohol ...

A sign at a Fargo Cenex gas station reads unleaded $2.14 per gallon, E85 $1.74. There's an even bigger price difference in Oakes, N.D. Regular unleaded gasoline sold there for $2.30 per gallon ...

If your small-block Chevy is laying down some serious horsepower — especially if those beans are courtesy of a high compression ratio or boost — you've probably considered switching to E85 fuel. At ...

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 ...