The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Ford is betting on superethanol

2021-02-03T18:31:41.909Z


NEWS - The firm with the blue oval will launch 6 models that can run on this fuel, which reduces running costs.


After a first successful experience in 2019 with a Kuga running on E85 superethanol, Ford decided to go further and offer a real range of six vehicles eligible for this fuel.

It must be said that the E85 has serious arguments.

Produced from the alcoholic fermentation of sugars and starch contained in plants such as sugar beets, cereals, flexfuel is much cheaper at the pump than SP95-E10.

A liter of E85 costs on average 0.66 euro when the liter of SP95-E10 is around 1.40 euro.

Even with an excess consumption of about 20 to 25%, the E85 allows a fuel saving of nearly 40% compared to a gasoline vehicle, of the order of 15% for a diesel vehicle.

Likewise, vehicles running on this fuel benefiting from 65% to 85% incorporation of alcohol of plant origin (beetroot, cereals or their residues) benefit from attractive taxation.

The gray card is thus free in ten regions and half the price in Brittany and the Loire Valley.

Individuals benefit from an absence of malus thanks to a reduction of 40%.

As for companies, they can count on a recoverable VAT at 80% on E85 fuel, at 100% for utilities.

The six vehicles in the Ford E85 lineup cover virtually all product families.

The most accessible are the Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost with 95 hp and the Puma 1.0 Ecoboost SUV with 125 hp.

To get the maximum benefit from this technology, Ford even combines flexifuel with hybridization.

Thus the Focus 1.0 Ecoboost with light hybridization of 125 hp inherits the E85 box.

As for the Kuga, it is the HEV Hybrid version.

The corporate world has not been forgotten since Ford also offers the Fiesta Van and Transit Connect in an E85 version.

Ford announces a limited premium for this range of six E85 vehicles.

Source: lefigaro

All news articles on 2021-02-03

You may like

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-28T06:04:53.137Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.