Modern drivers have access to a variety of fuel blends, including E85. Here's what E85 actually is and some of the pros and cons of using it in your ride.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toyota has unveiled in Brazil a prototype Prius equipped with a flex-fuel engine that can run on both gasoline and ethanol, combined with a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system. According to the company, when ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

If it wasn’t for the TotalFlex logo on the new Gol subcompacts leaving a sprawling Volkswagen plant, the shiny cars would be indistinguishable from millions already on the road across Latin America.