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Does the use of E85 reduce fuel economy?

April 26, 2017E85 economy FUEL reduce

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Does the use of E85 reduce fuel economy?

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Because ethanol contains less energy than gasoline, E85 reduces vehicle fuel economy and range by 20-30 percent. Vehicles can be designed to be optimized for E85, which would reduce or eliminate this tendency. However, no such vehicles are currently on the market.