Nearly 16 million flex-fuel vehicles (FFV) are on the road today, capable of running on E85—a fuel made up of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline or any blend in between.
Ethanol can come from many sources, including a starch base, such as corn, wheat, grain sorghum, barley and potatoes; or from sugar crops, such as sugar cane and sweet sorghum. Most of the ethanol produced is from corn in the U.S.
Approximately 25 percent of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2014 will be FFVs and able to run on E85, according to an agency release. This is a result of consumer demand for alternative fuel vehicles. E85 has been available at the pump for almost two decades, but E85 sales climbed in 2013 in response to Renewable Fuels Association (RFS) requirements and blending economics.
Visit www.chooseethanol.com/ffv for a brochure with information on E85 and a list of vehicles capable of utilizing E85.