E85 Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:41:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Ethanol’s “Hidden Risk” is More Big Oil Nonsense https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ethanols-hidden-risk-big-oil-nonsense-20131220/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ethanols-hidden-risk-big-oil-nonsense-20131220/#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:29:22 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44684 Ethanol is a biofuel which, when added to gasoline in concentrations up to 15%, or up to 85% in the case of flex-fuel vehicles, helps to reduce emissions and reduce gasoline consumption, but did you know it is also poisonous? Say it isn’t so! For the non-chemists, ethanol (C2H6O) is actually one of the oldest […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ethanols-hidden-risk-big-oil-nonsense-20131220/feed/ 1 44684 Alkol's New System Converts Your Car to Run on E85 in One Hour https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alkol-1hourflex-convert-your-car-trun-on-e85-in-one-hour-20090830/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alkol-1hourflex-convert-your-car-trun-on-e85-in-one-hour-20090830/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:00:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4355 The company Alkol Inc located in Brazil has developed a new system called 1HourFlex that can convert your car to run on any amount of ethanol or gasoline(E85) in less than one hour.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alkol-1hourflex-convert-your-car-trun-on-e85-in-one-hour-20090830/feed/ 8 4355 Orange County Choppers' Green Ethanol Bike https://www.greenoptimistic.com/orange-county-choppers-green-ethanol-bike-20080202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/orange-county-choppers-green-ethanol-bike-20080202/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2008 08:36:34 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/02/orange-county-choppers-green-ethanol-bike/ The “Iowa Farm Bureau Renewable Energy Chopper” is a good example of how eco-friendly fuel can power great, sexy rides. The green low-rider motorcycle was built by Orange County Choppers to celebrate Iowa’s farming heritage. Its E85 ethanol motor runs with 85% ethanol-blended petrol which is made from the natural goodness of corn. A phenomenal […]

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