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EcoNews - USA - Ethanol-gas fuel boosts mileage of GM's trucks
More vehicles to have energy flexibility
Detroit,Mich,USA Detrit Free Press, by MICHAEL ELLIS -Sept 21, 2005 :-)) The new full-size sport-utility vehicles from General Motors Corp. get 100 miles per gallon of gas... Too good to be true? Yes. But do the math, and by filling up GM's trucks with E-85, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gas, drivers can help the United States cut its oil consumption... With gas prices hitting record highs above $3 a gallon this summer and consumers concerned about dependency on foreign oil... Already, there are about 1.5 million GM vehicles capable of running on E-85, made mostly from corn or other grains... There are only four E-85 filling stations in Michigan... But more could be on the way. On Tuesday, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced the creation of a free-tax zone in Marysville, near Port Huron, to support the construction of a new $95-million ethanol plant. Two other ethanol plants recently broke ground in Barry and Calhoun counties...
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