WHY DRILL FOR FUEL WHEN YOU CAN GROW IT?

What fuel on the market today comes from the ground, but isn't drilled? A fuel that — instead of taking a few million years to develop, like petroleum — takes only a few months to grow? That supports the U.S. agricultural industry? And helps reduce greenhouse gas and smog-forming emissions?

It's an alternative fuel known as E85 ethanol, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.

At GM, we believe that the biofuel with the greatest potential to displace petroleum-based fuels in the U.S. is ethanol.-Elizabeth Lowery, GM Vice President of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy

For the last eight years, Chevy has produced vehicles capable of running on E85 ethanol, a fuel that grows mostly from the good earth and remembers its roots.

Today, millions of Americans can operate their vehicles in a way that's less detrimental to the environment without spending thousands on additional equipment.

FlexFuel Means Flexible

Chevy E85 FlexFuel vehicles run on:

  • Regular gasoline.
  • E85 fuel — a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline.
  • A combination of gasoline and E85 ethanol.

Healthier Choices for a Healthier Planet

E85 ethanol:

  • Is cleaner-burning.
  • Helps reduce greenhouse gases and smog-forming emissions.
  • Is mostly a renewable fuel.
  • Is made mostly from U.S.-grown biomaterial, such as corn and other grain products.
  • Helps decrease our dependence on petroleum, since it uses less gasoline (it's 85% ethanol).
  • Supports the domestic agriculture industry and our nation's economy.
  • Generally has a higher octane rating than regular unleaded gasoline, which can result in slightly higher horsepower and torque levels.

In the future, ethanol may be economically produced from other biomass resources like agricultural and forestry wastes or specially grown energy crops.

Chevy offers more choices of E85 FlexFuel vehicles than any other brand.3

Plus, FlexFuel vehicles operate:

  • Without expensive modifications, aftermarket conversions or cumbersome switches.
  • With no added costs passed along to you.
  • With a wide variety of E85 ethanol-capable vehicle choices on the market today.

"At GM, we believe that the biofuel with the greatest potential to displace petroleum-based fuels in the U.S. is ethanol," says Elizabeth Lowery, GM Vice President of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy. "We have made a major commitment to vehicles that can run on E85 ethanol — with more than 2.5 million of our (GM) FlexFuel vehicles on the road today." Chevy offers more choices of E85 FlexFuel vehicles on the road today. And we have more choices of E85-ethanol capable vehicles than anyone.

The 2008 Chevy Impala equipped with an E85-capable powertrain running exclusively on E85 ethanol uses approximately 185 fewer gallons of gasoline driving 15,000 miles a year than a 2008 Toyota Prius Hybrid.4

In fact, if all of Chevy's E85-capable vehicles on the road today were to run exclusively on E85, we could save over 1.2 billion gallons of gas a year.

One of many answers

Ethanol is already in more than 15% of the gasoline sold in the U.S. Today, more than 1,500 fuel stations in the U.S. carry E85 ethanol.

To see if there's a station near you visit e85refueling.com