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08-28-2006, 11:02 AM
1/3 who said they'd consider an E85 vehicle said no when told to expect 20 to 30% less mileage than with regular gas. (http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060827/BUSINESS01/608270565/1014/BUSINESS01)
Jim Mateja - Chicago Tribune - August 27, 2006
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2007 Chevrolet Avalanche - EPA rated 15/21 on gasoline - 12/16 on E85.
More than a third of all consumers would consider buying a vehicle that runs on E85, the ethanol and gasoline blend, when they purchase their next new machine.
That's the finding of a survey of potential buyers' attitudes by Synovate, a global market research company.
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler Group couldn't get better news as they gear up to produce more E85 cars and trucks.
Regular is 90% gasoline and 10% alcohol, but E85 is 15% gas and 85% alcohol produced from a Midwest staple - corn.
But consumers are fickle. More than a third of those folks who said they'd consider buying an E85 vehicle put their hands down when told to expect 20% to 30% less mileage than with regular gas.
So E85 will have to cost substantially less than gasoline "to have any impact on consumption," said Scott Miller, CEO of Synovate.
Everyone can agree that using less foreign oil is a good thing, until it comes to digging into pocket or purse to do so. Then it's the same old story: Consumers would rather have their neighbors make the sacrifice.
Jim Mateja - Chicago Tribune - August 27, 2006
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Chevy_E85_Avalanche.jpg
2007 Chevrolet Avalanche - EPA rated 15/21 on gasoline - 12/16 on E85.
More than a third of all consumers would consider buying a vehicle that runs on E85, the ethanol and gasoline blend, when they purchase their next new machine.
That's the finding of a survey of potential buyers' attitudes by Synovate, a global market research company.
General Motors, Ford and Chrysler Group couldn't get better news as they gear up to produce more E85 cars and trucks.
Regular is 90% gasoline and 10% alcohol, but E85 is 15% gas and 85% alcohol produced from a Midwest staple - corn.
But consumers are fickle. More than a third of those folks who said they'd consider buying an E85 vehicle put their hands down when told to expect 20% to 30% less mileage than with regular gas.
So E85 will have to cost substantially less than gasoline "to have any impact on consumption," said Scott Miller, CEO of Synovate.
Everyone can agree that using less foreign oil is a good thing, until it comes to digging into pocket or purse to do so. Then it's the same old story: Consumers would rather have their neighbors make the sacrifice.