| Production of flex fuel vehicles continues to | | | | Chevrolet Malibu |
| widen, giving consumers more choices. If you | | | | |
| want to do your part to lessen America's | | | | Ford Motor Company: |
| dependency on foreign fuel while helping the | | | | |
| environment, then an FFV may be right for | | | | Lincoln Town Car |
| you. | | | | |
| | | | Ford F-Series |
| Owning a flex fuel vehicle gives motorists | | | | |
| options beyond high gas prices at the pump. | | | | Mercury Gran Marquis |
| Depending on the fuel's availability and | | | | |
| local taxes, you could save as much as one | | | | Ford Crown Victoria |
| third at the pump by fueling up your car with | | | | |
| E85, the ethanol/gasoline blend popular with | | | | Ford Taurus |
| flex fuel vehicles. As additional service | | | | |
| stations add flex fuel to their available | | | | DaimlerChrysler: |
| fuel options, more drivers will consider this | | | | |
| alternate fuel source to save money and to | | | | Dodge Durango |
| help the environment. However, before you | | | | |
| make the switch, your vehicle must be | | | | Dodge Ram |
| designed to run on E85 in the first place. | | | | |
| Fortunately, select auto manufacturers are | | | | Dodge Caravan |
| jumping in by offering vehicles that can | | | | |
| operate with either E85 or straight gasoline. | | | | Chrysler Town & Country |
| Let's take a look at the current offerings | | | | |
| available to American consumers. | | | | Chrysler Sebring |
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| Surprisingly, not many of the vehicles from | | | | Dodge Stratus |
| Japanese automakers have flex fuel | | | | |
| capabilities. Toyota and Honda are | | | | In addition, several foreign manufacturers |
| concentrating on hybrid technology while also | | | | also offer E85 technology including: Mercedes |
| exploring hydrogen power. The American | | | | and Nissan on current models, while Isuzu and |
| automakers have taken the lead in this all | | | | Mazda on past models. Just so you know, not |
| important endeavor and the following vehicles | | | | all versions of each model listed have flex |
| from General Motors, Ford, and | | | | fuel capability; check with the dealer to |
| DaimlerChrysler all have FFV models available | | | | make certain that your model is indeed flex |
| for consumers: | | | | fuel capable. |
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| General Motors: | | | | Yes, the flex fuel movement is growing and as |
| | | | new stations come on line and more vehicles |
| Chevrolet Silverado | | | | become available, look for consumers to |
| | | | select flex fuel vehicles in greater numbers. |
| Chevrolet Avalanche | | | | Add in two big side benefits of reduced |
| | | | emissions and less dependency on foreign oil, |
| GMC Sierra | | | | and flex fuel vehicles make a heck of a lot |
| | | | of sense. Will you be going the flex fuel |
| Chevrolet Suburban | | | | vehicle route? |
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| GMC Yukon | | | | Copyright 2006 - Matt Keegan is a freelance |
| | | | writer covering the top brands as well as |
| Chevrolet Tahoe | | | | industry trends. You can keep your car, |
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