Can You Use e85 Instead of Standard Gasoline In Your Car?

I can't verify any of this. The way it is written kind of turned me off (read it anyways as I I am not going to describe their entire theory), but when reading a bit more into it I can see that it can be quite useful. Right now the U.S. government claims that at least 10% of gasoline you buy now is ethanol. Meaning that a percentage higher than this is most likely safe, and that e85 can balance that percentage out for less money than gasoline.

e85 is an abbreviation for flex fuel meaning a mixture of up to 85% denatured fuel ethanol and gasoline or other hydrocarbon (HC) by volume. read more here if you need to get your bearings on what e85 actually is.

Their claim is that you can save "up to 20%" on your fuel costs if you are able to use enough e85 in your tank.

Here's how the saving works: The filling stations in your area that sell e85 will typically sell it for 55 to 60 cents less than their lowest octane gasoline. If low octane gasoline is selling in your neighborhood for $2.90 per gallon and you save 60 cents, then you save a bit more than 20% on every gallon you buy of e85.

Now...I don't know about you, but I have never even seen e85 available in my area. At least not visible enough that I would notice it was available. Fortunately they list a locator at the bottom of the article so I suppose if you see it and want to take a shot it is there for you. I would recommend you do a little research on your vehicle before just running out and taking their advice obviously.