- published: 10 Mar 2015
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A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (colloquially called a flex-fuel vehicle) is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine designed to run on more than one fuel, usually gasoline blended with either ethanol or methanol fuel, and both fuels are stored in the same common tank. Modern flex-fuel engines are capable of burning any proportion of the resulting blend in the combustion chamber as fuel injection and spark timing are adjusted automatically according to the actual blend detected by a fuel composition sensor. Flex-fuel vehicles are distinguished from bi-fuel vehicles, where two fuels are stored in separate tanks and the engine runs on one fuel at a time, for example, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or hydrogen.
The most common commercially available FFV in the world market is the ethanol flexible-fuel vehicle, with about 48 million automobiles, motorcycles and light duty trucks manufactured and sold worldwide by mid 2015, and concentrated in four markets, Brazil (29.5 million by mid 2015), the United States (17.4 million by the end of 2014), Canada (more than 600,000), and Europe, led by Sweden (243,100). The Brazilian flex fuel fleet includes over 4 million flexible-fuel motorcycles produced since 2009 through March 2015. In addition to flex-fuel vehicles running with ethanol, in Europe and the US, mainly in California, there have been successful test programs with methanol flex-fuel vehicles, known as M85 flex-fuel vehicles. There have been also successful tests using P-series fuels with E85 flex fuel vehicles, but as of June 2008, this fuel is not yet available to the general public. These successful tests with P-series fuels were conducted on Ford Taurus and Dodge Caravan flexible-fuel vehicles.
Tips on how to identify a flex fuel vehicle to ensure the correct replacement fuel pump is selected.
Bosch flex fuel systems promote economical, resource-conserving mobility thanks to a flexible choice of fuel. Vehicles with the flex fuel system from Bosch are equipped with an injection system that can run on gasoline, on any mixture ratio of gasoline and ethanol, or on pure ethanol alone. Drivers can thus be flexible in their choice of fuel, bringing greater independence from fuel availability and enabling an immediate response to current price developments. This video in German: http://youtu.be/SeQrY65NewU
I put E85 in my car for the first time and test out how it drives. E85 stands for 85% ethanol which, in this case, it a byproduct of corn.
Watch this Tech Tuesday that explains the benefits of Flex Fuel. This video will show you which cars can be modified for flex fuel tuning. For more information call 727-264-8875 http://www.thetuningschool.com 3:45 Flex Fuel Capable vehicles without changing PCM: 2005-2015 Chevy Corvette (E40,E38 2010-2015 Chevy Camaro (E38) 2004-2015 Cadillac CTS-V (P59,E67) 2003-2015 GM Truck/SUV* Some of these vehicles were virtual Flex Fuel or had Flex Fuel sensors stock present from factory. 4:59 Virtual Flex Fuel Vehicles: 2011-2014 Ford Mustang 5.0L (Copperhead PCM) 2011-2014 Ford F150 5.0L (Copperhead PCM) Also certain makes and models of GM Truck/SUV (check tune file for verification) 6:10 Continental part # 13577379 Pick up your package today here: http://www.thetuningschool.com/produ...
Bosch flex fuel systems with port fuel injection promote economical, resource-conserving mobility thanks to a flexible choice of fuel. Vehicles with the flex fuel system from Bosch are equipped with an injection system that can run on gasoline, on any mixture ratio of gasoline and ethanol, or on pure ethanol alone. Drivers can thus be flexible in their choice of fuel, bringing greater independence from fuel availability and enabling an immediate response to current price developments. This video in German: http://youtu.be/vFnH29EseqQ
What's the difference between flex-fuel and gasoline vehicles? Visit the assembly line to find out. An exclusive clip from PUMP the Movie, available now: http://bit.ly/1zWLn25
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