Are there flexi fuel cars for sale in North America?

Let me start off by saying we (Agua-Luna) are a non-profit organization that live, promote %26amp; teach 100% “off grid” living %26amp; complete self sufficiency”. To give you an idea of this, we typically don’t leave the Ranch but once or twice a year.











We currently run ethanol (corn alcohol) in a 2000 Chevy Tracker (our only “gas” vehicle, we also run a truck on 100% water %26amp; 2 EVs). But most cars since the 80’s were modified from the factory to run on BioFuels. In fact you’re probably even driving a Flex Fuel Vehicle right now %26amp; didn’t even know it. Go to www agua-luna com for a list of this vehicles





ANY living plant can be made into fuel. However the best are plants that are sugar based such as sugar cane, apple, sugar beets, etc. as you will only need yeast to turn the sugar into alcohol where as when you use starch based plants such as corn, wood/grass clippings (Methanol), rice, etc. you’ll need more complex digestors to break the starch down into sugar first.





The following information was cut directly from a guide I offer at www agua-luna com, it is complete but if anyone’s interested in other types of foods to use or a more specific step by step of the process, including building your own still legally, visit www agua-luna com…





';The usual sources of raw material for alcohol Ethanol production from starch are cereal grains such as corn, wheat, rye, barley, milo (sorghum grains), rice, etc. Other types of starch are available from potatoes of all kinds, Jerusalem artichokes, %26amp; other high-starch vegetables. Starch conversion is the standard method of production %26amp; the one we will discuss here.





It is possible, however, to make alcohol from sugar-producing plants (saccharine material) such as sugar beets, sugarcane, fruits, %26amp; others. These substances need no milling (as do grains), but they do require some kind of grinding or squeezing process.





A third source of fermentable is cellulose, as found in wood %26amp; waste sulphite liquor. This more complex process requires the use of acids to reduce the material to wood sugars. Consequently, most do-it-yourselfers should stick to either starch or sugar.





MILLING





All grains must be ground before mashing to expose the starch granules %26amp; help them remain in suspension in a water solution. The grain should be ground into a meal -- not a flour! -- that will pass a 20-mesh screen. On a hammer mill, however, a 3/16'; screen will suffice.





Potatoes %26amp; similar high-moisture starch crops should be sliced or finely chopped. Since potato starch granules are large %26amp; easily ruptured, it isn't necessary to maintain the hard rapid boil which is required of the tougher, dryer ';flinty'; starches found in grains.





CONVERSION WITH ENZYMES





For small batches (5 bushels or less), fill the cooker with water (30 gallons per bushel), %26amp; add the meal slowly, to prevent lumps from forming. (When, cooking with steam, or at higher temperatures, it is possible to save energy by using less water at the beginning. But for the ';small batcher'; with an ordinary cooking apparatus, the most complete conversion is obtained by using the full amount of water right from the start to encourage a rapid rolling boil.)





Next, add 3 measuring spoons -- as provided -- per bushel of Alpha Amylase Enzyme (mixed in water) to the mixture %26amp; raise the temperature of the mash to 170 deg F (77 deg C), the optimum working environment for the enzyme. Hold the solution at that temperature for 15 minutes while agitating it vigorously.





At this point all the starch available at 170 deg F has been converted to dextrins, so it's time to raise the temperature of the mash to the boiling point. The concoction should be liquid enough to roll at its own rate -- if not, add 2 to 3 gallons of water. Hold the boil for 30 minutes to complete the liquefaction stage. All the starches are now in solution.


Now reduce the temperature to 170 deg F, using the cooling coil, %26amp; add 3 more measuring spoons per bushel of Alpha Amylase Enzyme (mixed in water). After 30 minutes of agitation at this temperature, all the previously released starches will have been reduced to dextrins, thereby completing primary conversion.





During secondary conversion the dextrins are further reduced to simple sugars (maltose %26amp; glucose) by the beta, or -- to be more exact -- glucoamylase enzymes. You need Alpha Amylase Enzyme %26amp; the yeast necessary to carry out secondary conversion %26amp; proper fermentation simultaneously, you can add 6 measuring spoons per bushel of the fermentation powder (mixed in water) as soon as you've brought the temperature down to 85 deg F (29 deg C) using the cooling coils.';





Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step through the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online %26amp; on-site workshops, seminars %26amp; internships to help others help the environment.








Dan Martin


Alterative Energy / Sustainable Consultant, Living 100% on Alternative %26amp; Author of How One Simple Yet Incredibly Powerful Resource Is Transforming The Lives of Regular People From All Over The World... Instantly Elevating Their Income %26amp; Lowering Their Debt, While Saving The Environment by Using FREE ENERGY... All With Just One Click of A Mouse...For more info Visit:





www AGUA-LUNA comAre there flexi fuel cars for sale in North America?
Although the Big American Auto Companies make them, it is for a legal trick. Gasoline has more BTU than ethanol, so they give the companies CAFE credits to account for the lower fuel economy of ethanol, so Flex fuel vehicles get lower mileage with gasoline than an equivalent gas only vehicle, and get even worse mileage if you run ethanol. Unless you are making ethanol from waste and not corn or sugar, Flex fuel vehicles in the US are a joke.





P.S. GM calls the Hummer a Flex Fuel Vehicle, how absurd!Are there flexi fuel cars for sale in North America?
Food should not be used as fuel. Even home made ethanol costs more than gasoline. If you make homemade fuels, you must pay taxes on it.





E85 fuel costs more per mile to use as stated below.
The Big 3 make dozens of them.
Yes, and look for many more to come.
Yes, there are. Chevy has a lot of them.