Comments on: GM Says First Year Chevy Volts Will Not be E85 Capable, Calls for More E85 Stations http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/17/gm-says-first-year-chevy-volts-will-not-be-e85-capable-calls-for-more-e85-stations/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sat, 26 May 2012 08:46:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: iPad Accessories http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/17/gm-says-first-year-chevy-volts-will-not-be-e85-capable-calls-for-more-e85-stations/#comment-186530 iPad Accessories Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:42:58 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3011#comment-186530 I am unable to wait until the particular apple ipad is out with friends in the united kingdom, i've come across some online reviews coming from All of us customers and yes it looks brilliant. I've come across some incredible accessories ^ around the corner also! ipad PWNS! I am unable to wait until the particular apple ipad is out with friends in the united kingdom, i’ve come across some online reviews coming from All of us customers and yes it looks brilliant. I’ve come across some incredible accessories ^ around the corner also! ipad PWNS!

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]]> By: First Chevy Volt cars will not be E85 ready | The Ethanol Reporter http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/17/gm-says-first-year-chevy-volts-will-not-be-e85-capable-calls-for-more-e85-stations/#comment-178177 First Chevy Volt cars will not be E85 ready | The Ethanol Reporter Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:06:46 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3011#comment-178177 [...] “We are finalizing some of our options and the associated timing that goes with them. The E85-capable emission package will have its timing finalized soon. It will not be available for November 2010,” Posawatz told GM-Volt.com. [...] [...] “We are finalizing some of our options and the associated timing that goes with them. The E85-capable emission package will have its timing finalized soon. It will not be available for November 2010,” Posawatz told GM-Volt.com. [...]

]]> By: First Chevy Volt cars will not be E85 ready http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/17/gm-says-first-year-chevy-volts-will-not-be-e85-capable-calls-for-more-e85-stations/#comment-178062 First Chevy Volt cars will not be E85 ready Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:38:07 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3011#comment-178062 [...] “We are finalizing some of our options and the associated timing that goes with them. The E85-capable emission package will have its timing finalized soon. It will not be available for November 2010,” Posawatz told GM-Volt.com. [...] [...] “We are finalizing some of our options and the associated timing that goes with them. The E85-capable emission package will have its timing finalized soon. It will not be available for November 2010,” Posawatz told GM-Volt.com. [...]

]]> By: Jimza Skeptik http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/17/gm-says-first-year-chevy-volts-will-not-be-e85-capable-calls-for-more-e85-stations/#comment-177904 Jimza Skeptik Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:57:13 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=3011#comment-177904 I am not surprised by the lack of emphasis on E85. E85 came to Wisconsin with great fanfare years ago. However price, (Wisconsin) is only about 15% lower than regular unleaded. MPG on my Taurus Flex Fuel dropped by 27% based on 1 year of "normal" driving, so I was paying more for gas. (Side note: E85 is more like E65-E70 during winter in Wisconsin or performance would suffer.) The masses will not pay more for gas. Also, with government subsidies keeping E85 artificially low at some point that will stop. The cost and carbon footprint to convert corn to fuel is not pretty either. Finally using a low cost food source for fuel will are raising questions with hunger advocates. E85 availablity while strong in the cold midwest, will not grow significantly in the coming years. Volts will primarily be sold in non E85 states in the near future, so it is smart for GM not to worry about that feature for now. Once battery technology gets better for cold weather states (Midwest), and IF E85 can be low cost sourced from other products besides corn, then GM can think about that option. <blockquote cite="comment-177188"> <strong><a href="#comment-177188" rel="nofollow">Rashiid Amul</a></strong>: Their kidding, right?Just because there aren’t enough pumps now, doesn’t mean there won’t be a bunch more during the lifetime of first Volts. It adds only about $100 USD to the cost of a car for it being E85 capable. I don’t understand what the big deal is here to just make this setup the default when building it.This comes as a complete surprise to me.  <a title="Click here or select text to quote comment" href="void(null)" rel="nofollow">(Quote)</A> </blockquote> I am not surprised by the lack of emphasis on E85. E85 came to Wisconsin with great fanfare years ago. However price, (Wisconsin) is only about 15% lower than regular unleaded. MPG on my Taurus Flex Fuel dropped by 27% based on 1 year of “normal” driving, so I was paying more for gas. (Side note: E85 is more like E65-E70 during winter in Wisconsin or performance would suffer.) The masses will not pay more for gas. Also, with government subsidies keeping E85 artificially low at some point that will stop. The cost and carbon footprint to convert corn to fuel is not pretty either. Finally using a low cost food source for fuel will are raising questions with hunger advocates. E85 availablity while strong in the cold midwest, will not grow significantly in the coming years. Volts will primarily be sold in non E85 states in the near future, so it is smart for GM not to worry about that feature for now. Once battery technology gets better for cold weather states (Midwest), and IF E85 can be low cost sourced from other products besides corn, then GM can think about that option.

Rashiid Amul: Their kidding, right?Just because there aren’t enough pumps now, doesn’t mean there won’t be a bunch more during the lifetime of first Volts. It adds only about $100 USD to the cost of a car for it being E85 capable. I don’t understand what the big deal is here to just make this setup the default when building it.This comes as a complete surprise to me.  (Quote)

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