What is a Flex-Fuel vehicle?
What is the difference between a Flex-Fuel vehicle and a hybrid vehicle?
With the high price of gas, I’m wondering if I should buy a Flex-Fuel vehicle or a hybrid vehicle.
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A flex-fuel vehicle, such as the ones General Motors is producing, is capable of burning either regular unleaded gasoline or ethanol based E-85 fuel with no conversions or modifications necessary. It WILL NOT burn diesel or propane or other alternate fuels.
A Hybrid vehicle is one that runs on a combination of gasoline (or diesel) fuels and electricity. It may have batteries on board to make it capable of running short distances or at low speeds by electricity alone, thus saving some fuel mileage.
At the current state of technology, the Flex-Fuel vehicle will not give you better mileage. In fact, when burning ethanol-based fuels, it will deliver slightly worse mileage than a similar vehicle running on straight unleaded fuel.
If you want to get the best fuel mileage available for city driving and commuting, then go with the hybrid vehicle.
flex fuel uses E85 ethanol gas…hybrid uses regular gasoline and electric…hybrid will get you more MPG…E85 is just 85% ethanol 15% gas….just not as dependant on gas…
Flex fuels use two different fuels to burn such as gasoline and propane or propane and biodiesel. Hybrids use electric and small gas engine technology.
As stated before, flex-fuel is primarily ethanol (by-product of corn feedstock or sugarcane derivative). Ethanol burns hotter but produces very little pollution for the air. Therefore, it is considered more "green." Currently, few gas stations carry the E85 mix, but the number is on the rise due to the attention ethanol is receiving. Also prices for E85 are still quite high and you do not see a great increase of fuel mileage. The outlook is positive since several new factories are currently in the works to increase the availability of this technology and to lower cost per gallon. In other words "E85 is on its way but not quite there yet."
If you happen to live in California, E85 fuel is more readily available. If you live in a rural area, however, finding the E85 can be challenging. This could be a factor in determining which vehicle you should purchase.
a flex-fuel vehicle burns E85 fuel or regular gas(E85 may be cheaper but it doesn’t get as good of mileage as regular gas) I have a flex fuel and it is not any cheaper to use E85 in my truck. A hybrid is good for saving on gas mileage if you drive in the city or in traffic. It uses gas when you are going over 30 mph and the eclectic motor only kicks in when when you are going slower or stopped. If you are trying to save some money you should check out the prices of both, hybrids cost more (check in to rebates) flex fuel shouldn’t cost any more than regular ones. It will really depend on where you live and how you drive you car.