Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 22:00:42 GMT From: "Walt Kienzle" <wkienzlenospam.com> Subject: Re: Ethanol ?
"Dima" <dimanospamystems.com> wrote in message news:1143509383.369590.129630nospam2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > Hello, > > What is your guys' opinion of the engine development at Saab (GM) that > runs on ethanol-based gasoline? Please, keep all GM-bashing to other > threads; here I am just curious to see the technical merits/demerits > that people are aware of. > > I have not been able to locate a single gas station here in Portland, > OR, that carries ethanol-based gas (E85). > > -Dima > > I can't wait for Saab's ethanol BioPower engine. I was almost thinking of buying an E85 capable Chevy Impala until the Saab arrives. Chevy has a better E85 flex-fuel system now than in previous models, but still no where near as good as what Saab is proposing. I live in northeastern Illinois and there is a selection of E85 stations. According to www.e85fuel.com, the only E85 station in Oregon is in Portland. It is privately owned (Bonneville Power Administration) with no public access. Who knows, by the time the BioPower engine is available in 2008(?) there might be more stations in your area. Walt Kienzle 1991 9000T
