Comments on: Why I hate E85 (part 2) http://naimfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/ a guy who doesn't write enough Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:24:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Naim http://naimfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11705 Naim Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:48:43 +0000 http://lnfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/#comment-11705 I probably didn't make it as clear as I should have, but I have no real problem with E85 when it is embraced fully and intelligently. The "good start" you talk about unfortunately misinforms 90% (at least) of the consumer base and I believe causes more harm than good (see the emphasis of corn as a viable biomass source for ethanol production). Thankfully I think through persistent education more and more people are starting to catch on to the realities of E85 and that's good. It means that more avenues for production will be investigated and (as you said) it will hopefully catch on more and there will be more fueling points and cars actually designed to run efficiently on E85 (either designed only with E85 or E100 in mind or with an adjustable waste gate). Good follow up though, thanks for your thoughts. I need to get around to wrapping up my thoughts on this topic in a part 3 post soon. I probably didn’t make it as clear as I should have, but I have no real problem with E85 when it is embraced fully and intelligently. The “good start” you talk about unfortunately misinforms 90% (at least) of the consumer base and I believe causes more harm than good (see the emphasis of corn as a viable biomass source for ethanol production).

Thankfully I think through persistent education more and more people are starting to catch on to the realities of E85 and that’s good. It means that more avenues for production will be investigated and (as you said) it will hopefully catch on more and there will be more fueling points and cars actually designed to run efficiently on E85 (either designed only with E85 or E100 in mind or with an adjustable waste gate).

Good follow up though, thanks for your thoughts. I need to get around to wrapping up my thoughts on this topic in a part 3 post soon.

]]> By: craig http://naimfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11704 craig Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:15:05 +0000 http://lnfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/#comment-11704 Of course you could not make a car run on just e85 now. There is simply not enough places to fill up. So flex is a good start. If enough people buy e 85 the market place will respond with more fueling points, better production methods, and better trasportation/delivery systems. I use e85 in my 2008 chevy impala. It was a big reason I bought that make with that engine. Speaking in terms of pure physics you are correct. The best FLEX car would have to be a turbo with an adjustable waste gate (10psi gas-18psi e85). I belive Sabb just made a car like that, so the industry is learning and evolving. Many state the fact that E85 cant be pumped across the nation with the exsiting pipes. Lets build new ones! If we can ship a millions of gallons of oil in a big greasy boat half way around the world I am sure we could put a few hundred miles of pipes here and there. I for one do not want to put any more money into prince ahem muhumad jehaid amer obmaa pockets then I have to. I would rather pay the farmer and have a few minor issues nto as much power as possible, cold starts, lack of fuel points. Those issues will go away with time if this e85 catches on. Of course you could not make a car run on just e85 now. There is simply not enough places to fill up. So flex is a good start. If enough people buy e 85 the market place will respond with more fueling points, better production methods, and better trasportation/delivery systems. I use e85 in my 2008 chevy impala. It was a big reason I bought that make with that engine.
Speaking in terms of pure physics you are correct. The best FLEX car would have to be a turbo with an adjustable waste gate (10psi gas-18psi e85). I belive Sabb just made a car like that, so the industry is learning and evolving.
Many state the fact that E85 cant be pumped across the nation with the exsiting pipes. Lets build new ones! If we can ship a millions of gallons of oil in a big greasy boat half way around the world I am sure we could put a few hundred miles of pipes here and there.
I for one do not want to put any more money into prince ahem muhumad jehaid amer obmaa pockets then I have to. I would rather pay the farmer and have a few minor issues nto as much power as possible, cold starts, lack of fuel points. Those issues will go away with time if this e85 catches on.

]]> By: a musing julius… » Blog Archive » one part of obama’s solution to america’s dependence on oil does serve a purpose http://naimfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-11463 a musing julius… » Blog Archive » one part of obama’s solution to america’s dependence on oil does serve a purpose Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:35:47 +0000 http://lnfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/#comment-11463 [...] believe i’ve written about this and my buddy naim has thoughts on this as well. being that obama is from the corn power house of illinois, supporting cellulosic [...] [...] believe i’ve written about this and my buddy naim has thoughts on this as well. being that obama is from the corn power house of illinois, supporting cellulosic [...]

]]> By: L. N. Falandino » California, what’s the deal? http://naimfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9040 L. N. Falandino » California, what’s the deal? Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:03:09 +0000 http://lnfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/#comment-9040 [...] LA Times has reported that CA will begin subsidizing E85. Now, I know that I’ve made my views relatively clear, so it should come to no shock that I’m not really pleased with [...] [...] LA Times has reported that CA will begin subsidizing E85. Now, I know that I’ve made my views relatively clear, so it should come to no shock that I’m not really pleased with [...]

]]> By: L. N. Falandino » Why I hate E85 (part 1) http://naimfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-8125 L. N. Falandino » Why I hate E85 (part 1) Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:57:19 +0000 http://lnfalandino.com/2008/01/27/why-i-hate-e85-part-2/#comment-8125 [...] Edit: Part two is up. [...] [...] Edit: Part two is up. [...]

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