Adapter Allows Any Vehicle to Run on Ethanol
October 21st, 2006 | by Brian Carr |It now appears there may be a new reason E85 Ethanol fuel may actually be able to catch on in the United States, as a Brazilian company is about to begin selling an adapter that would allow gas burning vehicles to run exclusively on E85 Ethanol fuel.
ABCesso Technology’s product is called the AutoFFV and it will work with your car’s existing sensors to allow the engine to run properly on the ethanol/gasoline mixture (E85 is 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline).
Apparently, this product will also work in such a way that your vehicle won’t lose any performance. This comes as a bit of a shock because one of the main knocks against ethanol is it produces less energy than gasoline - meaning you need to burn more of it to get the same effect.
Thankfully, it appears that this company isn’t a fly-by-night operation, as, according to Autopia, ABCesso has taken considerable time and energy to create adaptors for a wide range of vehicles (Ford, GM, Honda, Volvo, etc.).
It appears the only real down side is installing this device, or any device like it, will more than likely void your manufacturer’s warranty. Well, that and it’ll probably cost between $500 and $900 to purchase and install.
With the recent news that America now has 1,000 fully functional E85 Ethanol fuel stations, a device like this could really help bring the alternative fuel into the mainstream.
2 Responses to “Adapter Allows Any Vehicle to Run on Ethanol”
By Greg Smith on Jan 6, 2007 | Reply
If you can license some service people here to install it
and advertise them, this may take off. More power to us !
By William Wilgus on Jul 9, 2007 | Reply
There’s only one way to maintain performance when switching to a lower energy fuel: feed the engine more of it!