2009 Cadillac Escalades to Run On E85
All Models Capable of Greener Future
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BabyMilo
i guess that it is a good thing that cadillac r now giving us a green alternative for their SUV...
June 8, 2008 2:33 am
jai_mav
yea, hopefully others will follow suit. the only problem is that E85 also has awful mileage.
June 8, 2008 2:37 am
GT-RunSPECtacularV-
All over the US. They usually have at least one pump at stations, you just have to look!
On the trip from LA to Vegas there are 12 different places that have E85. I know, because I have a 2009 E85 Chevrolet 2500HD crew cab Truck, which happens to get a real world 29mpg average with it's 6.0 360hp/385lbftt V8 and 6 speed auto. I get this on my round trips to Vegas every other month!
March 10, 2009 10:46 am
odysseus
greener alternative? you're joking! an escalade is pathetic car for idiots ? even with a "greener alternative", which is - as benz_man said ? energy-intensive to produce. and beause E85 is made of corn and wheat the price of nourishments will rapidly rise.
June 8, 2008 8:14 am
joelynn
Bio fuels are very convenient for the car makers- a manufacturable alternative to oil that 'seems' green, and is easy to convert cars to, but really its an environmental and economic disaster that continues the high level of pollution we currently emit and forces up food prices, probably leading to mass starvation. Its not the future, electric cars or hydrogen is. They should make a smnaller hydrogen powered car instead.
June 8, 2008 8:54 am
si1982
The first gen bio fuels are nothing but false economy. Just coz it comes from green things does not make it green... the production of bio fuels is in itself energy intensive process.
As the article states in its opening line if Hummer could run on corn flakes or not? well this race for fuel is affecting food supplies.
GM is just trying to hang onto anything that will create publicity and fool the general public into believing that their cars are green too.
Sorry GM but your efforts are just pathetic!
June 8, 2008 9:38 am
eddie
Do you buy E85 next to the hydrogen pump. Even with high gas prices people are still waiting in their cars running in pic up window line for fast food places and starbucks. Gas is too expensive in Europe so there are no pic up windows, people stop their cars and walk in to order. Maybe that is why europeans are thinner.
June 8, 2008 1:23 pm
trailer
Yes, we will get thinner not just because of walking but also because of hunger...MadMax comes TRUE.
June 9, 2008 7:53 am
trailer
I am also worried about my Harley Davidson. Does anyone know if E85 can be consumed by motorcycles :)
June 9, 2008 7:54 am
chile
Who ever came up with the idea of putting food into gas tanks is a moron. Do you think the worlds poorest countries are worried about gas prices or driving cars? No! They are worried about eating! Plus, per energy usage it is worse than oil. From the crops it takes to fill up one SUV tank, you can feed one person for a year. How smart is this! Dumb!
June 9, 2008 3:58 pm
benz_man
The only reason American manufacturers are head-over-heals for Ethanol is because its a CAFE right off. Although E85 gets poorer fuel economy than gasoline, CAFE counts only the 15-percent gasoline content of E85. Not counting the ethanol, which is the other 85 percent, produces a seven-fold increase in E85 mpg over standard non flex-fueled vehicles. Its appalling!
June 10, 2008 1:39 am
