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[ Chevrolet USA ]
DETROIT - Corvette Racing will be powered by E85 ethanol, a high-octane, renewable alternative fuel, in the 2008 American Le Mans Series. As part of the series' "green racing" initiative, the most successful team in ALMS history will use a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline in the demanding arena of endurance road racing. ...

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[usmc190]

Chevy is really going all out with this Green campaign. Maybe in the next few years we will see electric cars at the Le Mans.

 

[Luwinkle]

Higher octane of E85 might give the Vette a bit of a boost in power. But less MPG. D:

 

[dshane]

Maybe I will be able to buy E85 around here eventually

 

[Z28 Autobot]

looks like the corn feilds of the U.S. will once again fuel our country..

 

[mdennis10]

If they had any e-85 around me and my car was able to use it i would buy it.atriot:

 

[urbanlegend]

Now this is interesting. I need to read up on E85. My car can't use it so I never paid it any mind.

 

[Camaro Scotty]

Yes....Two pace cars....OK, three, because the showrooms will have a coupe and convertible edition for the first time this year. Inceidentally, this car is somewhat designed after the famous 1978 Pace Car

*E85 car NOT AVAILABLE FOR SALE*

The live webcast was awesome!!! I saw it live !

 

[Camaro Scotty]

Silly me...I was referring to the Indy race 2008......LONG day at the dealership today!!! Aveo fever no doubt.

 

[Devryn]

The problem with ethanol produced here is that it's mostly made from maize. Unfortunately, maize only yields 1.5 units to every one unit it takes to harvest and produce it. The key is switchgrass, which can have a 10 to 1 yield, and can be harvest more times per year than maize.

http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/enews/enews_0505/enews_0505_Cellulosic_Ethanol.htm

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...&ct=result&cd=1&q=switchgrass+ethanol&spell=1

 

[OctaneZ28]

It'll be interesting to see performance from E85 cars, cuz E85 is 105 octane I believe.

 

[arober68]

It would be nice if they started looking more at Hydrogen then
useing what a lot, a lot of people eat and drive up the prices
of that food souce. Supply and demand you know.
atriot:

 

[Devryn]

It would be nice if they started looking more at Hydrogen then
useing what a lot, a lot of people eat and drive up the prices
of that food souce. Supply and demand you know.
atriot:

Most people don't eat maize.

 

[arober68]

Sorry thought it was corn

My bad :rotflmao:
atriot:

 

[Camaro Scotty]

It would be nice if they started looking more at Hydrogen then
useing what a lot, a lot of people eat and drive up the prices
of that food souce. Supply and demand you know.
atriot:

They are looking into Hydrogen....In fact, somewhere on the GM site you can sign up to TEST an Chevy Equinox running on hydrogen.....ONLY in selected area's of the USA....

Here's the link - look in the lower right corner.

http://www.chevrolet.com/fuelcell/

 

[Luwinkle]

Right now the government PAYS farmers not to grow things, and if E85 takes off, they can stop doing that and all will be well.

 

[Dirtfarmer]

Most people don't eat maize.

Actually, the term "Maize" covers all corn of which there are two main types; sweet corn and field corn.

Sweet corn would be your canned corn and corn on the cob.

Field corn, more specifically dent corn, is the corn used in E85. Dent corn is also used to make corn syrup, corn starch, corn meal, corn flour, hominy, etc.