Starting to see more about this on T.V. ads
Anyone have any info??
Are the 3rd gen Rams set up for it?
Thanks for your input

 

Corn/Ethanol.

This explains it a little.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/flextech.shtml/

To answer your question I do not think so. GM is leading the way on this one.

 

Isn't this the E-85 you're talking about, or is this something different. I do believe that D/M has this available for the 4.7, but not the 5.7. I asked my dealer several months ago about it. He called D/M and they said no to the 5.7, and had no plans of ever making the 5.7 available with it. I wish we could run straight Ethanol!!! Even though its not as good as Gas, with the 5.7, already plenty of engine there for power.

 

I was under the assumption (Yeah, I know, we all know what happens when we ASSUME) that most non performance engines can run on the E85. As far as I know, all the vehicles I've ever had and my family's, with the exception of the Hemi, could be run on E-85. That includes an Explorer, Expedition, Sonoma, Taurus, Windstar, and a few others. It is definitely for performance as it doesn't have the same energy potential that gasoline does, however, it burns cleaner and typically costs less.

If anyone is interested in green running, check out Abarmby's (sp?) post on converting the Hemi to LPG. Very interesting stuff.

 

E-85 is is not very easy to find right now, in Illinois anyway. It is a much cleaner fuel, but the cost is not cheaper as many people believe. The Chicago Sun Times printed an article from a study done by a magazine (can't remember which mag, but it was along the lines of Consumer Reports) that used the Chevy Monte Carlo as their test cars. The car using E-85 fuel test car actually got worse mileage than the traditional gasoline test car. The cost was also more for the E-85, the article estimated about $3500 extra per year. I will try to find the the edition of the Times it was printed and post it.

 

Yes, the gas mileage is typically worse because the E-85 doesn't have the power potential good 'ole gas has. It does, however, burn cleaner and lets off less emissions and is thus considered "green." I don't think I have ever seen E-85 at a regular gas station and if I did, it would probably be more expensive. I do see bio-diesel and most of our city transit buses run off of it.