Nice read:
https://www.unitedpetroleum.com.au/a...ol-production/
http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/e...205-1ahgx.html
Quote:
It's difficult to say exactly, because the claimed CO2 benefits of E85 vary depending on where the fuel is being used and how it is produced but the E85 Commodore emitted somewhere between 5.5 per cent and 26 per cent less CO2 than the E10 car. The difference was greater again compared with the premium unleaded car.
But running the new Commodore on E85 comes at an additional financial cost - at least for now (see breakout). The E85 car was the most expensive to fuel on our test (remembering fuel prices can vary markedly), even if only just. Some will no doubt see it as a small price to pay for potential environmental benefits.
There's also the less easily measured benefit of creating local jobs and reducing our dependence on imported fuels, something that comes to the fore when price volatility kicks in due to tensions in the Middle East.
Whichever way fuel prices go, though, they're unlikely to remain where they are and having the ability to choose what fuel to use has to be a good thing.
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I would be for a major shift towards E85, especially if it means less reliance on outside fuel sources. We would be just like Brazil then.
But I would also install LPG primarily because its a good idea to be able to use 3x fuel sources. RON95/E85 and LPG. But also because its because we can produce our own LPG gas domestically.
I spotted this on ebay. Wondering how well it would work on my 6cyl AU.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-Falc...-/322427218179
If I do go down this route its going to be a very busy engine bay!