http://gas2.org/2009/10/19/up-close-and-personal-with-coskatas-new-flex-ethanol-plant/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sat, 26 May 2012 14:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://gas2.org/2009/10/19/up-close-and-personal-with-coskatas-new-flex-ethanol-plant/#comment-13247 Trever Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:19:20 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3810#comment-13247 The figure you give about ethanol being 25-30% less efficient is only partially true. This may be the case in today's "flex fuel" vehicles but much of this drop in performance is due to the fact that the vehicle by its very "flex" nature, is not optimized to run either fuel. The key to maximizing efficiency with ethanol is high compression. In an engine optimized to run E-85 or even E-100, it is possible to pull even or exceed the mpg rating of a comparable traditional gas engine. The figure you give about ethanol being 25-30% less efficient is only partially true. This may be the case in today’s “flex fuel” vehicles but much of this drop in performance is due to the fact that the vehicle by its very “flex” nature, is not optimized to run either fuel. The key to maximizing efficiency with ethanol is high compression. In an engine optimized to run E-85 or even E-100, it is possible to pull even or exceed the mpg rating of a comparable traditional gas engine.

]]> http://gas2.org/2009/10/19/up-close-and-personal-with-coskatas-new-flex-ethanol-plant/#comment-36202 Trever Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:19:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3810#comment-36202 The figure you give about ethanol being 25-30% less efficient is only partially true. This may be the case in today's "flex fuel" vehicles but much of this drop in performance is due to the fact that the vehicle by its very "flex" nature, is not optimized to run either fuel. The key to maximizing efficiency with ethanol is high compression. In an engine optimized to run E-85 or even E-100, it is possible to pull even or exceed the mpg rating of a comparable traditional gas engine. The figure you give about ethanol being 25-30% less efficient is only partially true. This may be the case in today’s “flex fuel” vehicles but much of this drop in performance is due to the fact that the vehicle by its very “flex” nature, is not optimized to run either fuel. The key to maximizing efficiency with ethanol is high compression. In an engine optimized to run E-85 or even E-100, it is possible to pull even or exceed the mpg rating of a comparable traditional gas engine.

]]> http://gas2.org/2009/10/19/up-close-and-personal-with-coskatas-new-flex-ethanol-plant/#comment-13246 john sandifer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:08:35 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3810#comment-13246 i like this,let's do ti. john i like this,let’s do ti. john

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