All of the following US-made autos run on BEANS or SUGAR CANE. Why are these cars inappropiate for Americans?
List of currently-produced flexible fuel vehicles
Ford offers vehicles worldwide that use E85 (different models, depending on the country).
2009
2.2L & 2.4L Chevrolet HHR
2.6L Ewi Duesi Mobil (called 0.5-Litre Humbe)
2008
2.7L Dodge Avenger
5.3L V8 Chevrolet Silverado
5.3L V8 Chevrolet Tahoe
5.3L V8 Chevrolet Suburban
5.3L V8 Chevrolet Avalanche
3.5L V6 Chevrolet Impala
5.3L V8 Chevrolet Express
3.9L V6 Chevrolet Uplander
1.3L Angelo Staffa Sedan, called Rohrbutzer
2007
Impala
5.3L Chevrolet Silverado
4.6L Ford Crown Victoria (2-valve, excluding taxi and police units)
5.4L Ford F-150 (3-valve)
5.3L GMC Sierra (LMG V8)
4.6L Lincoln Town Car (2-valve)
4.6L Mercury Grand Marquis
4.7L Dodge Durango
4.7L Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 Series
4.7L Chrysler Aspen
4.7L Jeep Commander
4.7L Jeep Grand Cherokee
4.7L Dodge Dakota
3.3L Dodge Caravan, Grand Caravan and Caravan Cargo
2.7L Chrysler Sebring Sedan
1.6L Adrian Smyczek Caravan, called Affenkopf
2006
1,5L Trabant, called "Schneller Fickfrosch"
3.0L Ford Taurus sedan and wagon (2-valve)*
4.6L Ford Crown Victoria (2-valve, excluding taxi and police units)
5.4L Ford F-150 (3-valve. Available in December 2005)
4.6L Lincoln Town Car (2-valve)
4.6L Mercury Grand Marquis
2004 - 2005
4.0L Explorer Sport Trac
4.0L Explorer (4-door)
3.0L Taurus sedan and wagon (2-valve)
2002 - 2004
4.0L Explorer (4-door)
3.0L Taurus sedan and wagon
0.05L Hercules Prima 5s Fire (with a Sachs-Motor)
2002 - 2003
3.0L Supercab Ranger pickup 2WD
2001
3.0L Supercab Ranger pickup 2WD
3.0L Taurus LX, SE and SES sedan
1999 and 2000
3.0L Ranger pickup 4WD and 2WD
3.0L Taurus LX, SE and SES sedan
Many 1995-98 Taurus 3.0L Sedans are also FFVs
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Those vehicles are sold in the US (at least some of them).
E85 is also sold in the US.
What makes you think they are inappropriate?
Okay, where is my local sugar cane and bean station for a fill up? Same goes for hydrogen and a few other of these alternatives they are coming up with. It’s all very well and good by there are other logistics that need to be made as well.
ethanol based on surgar cane is prevalent in South America…where the climate is appropriate and they don’t mind plowing under a section of Rain Forest the size of Vermont every year…
…The U.S. is the WORLD’s largest producer of beans for export to under-developed and "starving" nations….please list the nations you are willing to cut off in pursuit of your "bean-mobile"…
The US is nation of 300 million people, unrealistic if you think they should replace gas.
You could convert every single farm into growing beans and you still wouldn’t have enough gas.
These ideas are good for small countries whose gas consumption is very low.
With all of our new immigrants in place we eat most of our beans to produce the hot air our politicians are so famous of.
I like your Fickfrosch and I avoid to translate it. The Affenkopf is not too bad either, quite relevant for one of the candidates running her.
We soon don’t need cars in the glorious USA, when O Bamba’s plan kicks in to "change" over to donkeys.
Because Americans are flatulent enough without their cars getting into the act.
The rising cost of food is related to the increasing adoption of the use of biofuels.
I think the future is in hydrogen fuel cell, unfortunately the cost is too high right now because of the need for significant quantities of platinum. If they can solve that…
Besides the logistical issues brought up such as the infrastructure needed to provide fuel, the sudden impact to the agricultural markets affected and the large numbers that make up the "demand" in the United States, hurdles which are considerable, the US has also enjoyed the fruits of "others’ mistakes".
What I mean by that last statement is something that anyone who lives in the US but has done significant travel has noticed: The US doesn’t have access to all the new technology first. Many other countries have technology before the US markets do. You can go to Japan and see electronic products never before seen here. Many do not make it to the states but some do.
This is my opinion, but I believe this is due to our legal system. American consumers are ruthless and expect every product to be much better than advertised and are not afraid to pursue legal action to defend this view. Many products are "tested" in foreign markets, improved, and then made available to the American public.
My 2 cents
Ethanol costs just as much energy to make as it releases, not to mention being dependent on oil for fertilizer. But more importantly, using it for fuel drives the costs of food up and is causing people to starve.
Flex-fuel cars get less gas mileage than "normal cars". The benefit is supposed to come from savings initially, however most gas stations do not pass the full savings on to the consumer. I had a long conversation with the corn people in Michigan recently and found out some of the facts. I believe the web site is http://www.michcorn.org
It costs less to refine but it still NEEDS oil for the 85. The savings should be around a dollar less than reg gas. But it mostly is around 30 to 40 cents. The FF vehicles lose around 2 to 4 mpg over reg gas. on a 30 gallon fill up (Yes a full sized van, Need for Business) over 400 miles you lose any savings. I also wish people would stop with the clean burn nonsense Global Climate Change is a fact and has been for around since the inception of this planet, go figure. Middle of August and it was 58 degrees this morning, Yes, some cars in Brazil do run on only ethanol but the performance is not the same, and it takes way too much land to realize the full potential of this alt fuel. Maybe someday this technology will come to fruition. We need a solution now which is what we have had in oil. If Ms. Speaker would allow (I really can not believe the People are being held hostage) a vote you would see prices drop and the death grip on our economy loosen. Too many studies on this do the research.