Flex-fuel vehicles started to become popular in the mid-1990s. Manufacturers designed these vehicles to burn E85 or other gas-biofuel blends. Many people are confused about what E85 is used for. This ...

GM has confirmed that the first Chevrolet flex-fuel hybrids will soon be unveiled, combining an ethanol-capable engine with a 48V mild-hybrid system.

The new vehicles are built in Brazil, which has a thriving infrastructure for ethanol fuel.

You may have been doing some online vehicle browsing, been looking through your vehicle's owner's manual, or maybe you have just looked at your fuel cap door and noticed that there is something ...

The Brazilian units of rivals Bosch and Magneti Marelli are sparring over the next generation of flex-fuel cars in Brazil. Encouraged by recent strong growth in sales of flex-fuel vehicles, the two ...

Alex Kaufmann March 17, 2009 Comment Now! Ethanol is a hot topic among biofuels advocates - and opponents - and green-car fiends alike, but it has a long tradition as a performance fuel as well.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has employed a series of initiatives since the early 2000s to endorse the introduction and utilization of renewable fuels, with the target of 136 billion ...

A class action lawsuit that was filed against GM in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleges certain Flex Fuel capable Chevrolet Impala manufactured by the American ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran January 22, 2007 Comment Now! Mitsubishi has confirmed that it will develop and market a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) for the Brazilian market by the end of the year. Automotive ...

Three months after Volkswagen launched the first Brazilian-made vehicle with a flex-fuel system engine, the Gol Total Flex, General Motors do Brasil has responded with a rival model, the Chevrolet ...

Although the flex-fuel variant has debuted in Brazil, the earlier petrol-powered versions continue to be offered ...

If you’ve been hanging around the car scene in the last couple decades, you’d have heard about E85. Some deride it as mere “corn juice,” while others tout it as a magical performance elixir. The ...