Chrysler is expanding the availability of flex-fuel vehicles during the 2008 model year and expects to build about 500,000 of them in total this year. Among the vehicles that are capable of running on E85 are the 3.3L-equipped
minivans, 4.7L V-8
trucks and SUVs and the 2.7L V-6
Avenger and
Sebring. As with other manufacturers, Chrysler is equipping their E85 vehicles with yellow fuel filler caps. With 1,100 E85 filling stations in operation now, the
biofuel is becoming more available but the price difference from gasoline is typically does not make up for the 15-20 percent reduction in
fuel economy. Note, though, that we recently had a flex-fuel
Dodge Avenger in the
AutoblogGreen Garage that actually performed better on E85 than gasoline.
[Source: Dodge]
[Source: Dodge]
