Flex fuel vehicles are vehicles that are designed to run on gasoline or a blend of gasoline and ethanol (up to 85%). The Rationale behind manufacturers building flex fuel vehicles is that they receive fuel economy credits that allow them to build other vehicles that are simply gas guzzlers, for a lack of a better term, and that are more profitable, such as trucks and SUVs.
Despite the advantage of energy independence that goes along with flex fuel vehicles, there remains a few disadvantages, and it seems as if the government grossly overlooked a few key issues with the flex fuel vehicle concept. But in the interest of fairness, it must be noted that flex fuel vehicles are important because it gives consumers options and it allows nations to free themselves of foreign oil.
Interesting Fact - The First Flex Fuel Vehicle
The first flex fuel vehicle was the Model T, created by Henry Ford in the early 1900's. The model T's engine could run on either gasoline or ethanol and only needed re-jetting when using ethanol. To read more about Henry Ford go here.
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