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BadNick · 01-15-2008, 01:51 PM

OK, I lied to get your attention since they're using the same old E85.

I guess soon we might be able to put Ferrari on our "eco-friendly clean buring cars" list. Cleaner burn but worse milage. We have at least one E85 station here in Philadelphia, some parts of the U.S. have many E85 stations. I hope they start using other bio feedstocks for ethanol instead of corn ...I'm noticing more mention of switchgrass again, lately. I'll be trying E85 in spite of worse milage but my motivation is very non-green, I just want more octane and E85 has it for less than racegas.

http://www.reuters.com/article/techn...technologyNews

Ferrari unveils ethanol-powered sports car

DETROIT (Reuters) - Fill up your Ferrari at the farm?

The Italian luxury sports car maker unveiled a concept car on Monday that can run on ethanol which it said reflected its engineering expertise from Formula One racing and growing demand for alternative fuel vehicles in the United States.

The sleek Ferrari F430 Spider Biofuel, with green stripes on its silver bodywork, consumes an E85 -- 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline -- mix, a growing fuel blend in the U.S.

Ferrari chief executive Amedeo Felisa said during a news conference at the North American International Auto Show that the concept was part of the firm's efforts to reduce tailpipe emission levels by 40 percent by 2012.

Felisa said Ferrari had gleaned experience in using biofuel in Formula I because of regulations that competitors use gasoline with a 5.75 percent biomass content.

The FIA GT and American Le Mans Series racing organizations require 10 percent ethanol.

For the Spider Biofuel, Ferrari made some changes to the fuel injection system and to the engine's computer chip. The result was an increase in power output, with equal weight and a five percent decline in carbon dioxide emissions.

Ferrari, a unit of Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research), shipped 6,400 cars in 2007, up 14 percent on 2006.

Sales to the Asia Pacific rose 50 percent, with 177 cars delivered to China. Sales to the Middle East rose 32 percent.

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BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	"green" Ferrari powered by olive oil! OK, I lied to get your attention since they're using the same old E85. I guess soon we might be able to put Ferrari on our "eco-friendly clean buring cars" list. Cleaner burn but worse milage. We have at least one E85 station here in Philadelphia, some parts of the U.S. have many E85 stations. I hope they start using other bio feedstocks for ethanol instead of corn ...I'm noticing more mention of switchgrass again, lately. I'll be trying E85 in spite of worse milage but my motivation is very non-green, I just want more octane and E85 has it for less than racegas. http://www.reuters.com/article/techn...technologyNews Ferrari unveils ethanol-powered sports car DETROIT (Reuters) - Fill up your Ferrari at the farm? The Italian luxury sports car maker unveiled a concept car on Monday that can run on ethanol which it said reflected its engineering expertise from Formula One racing and growing demand for alternative fuel vehicles in the United States. The sleek Ferrari F430 Spider Biofuel, with green stripes on its silver bodywork, consumes an E85 -- 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline -- mix, a growing fuel blend in the U.S. Ferrari chief executive Amedeo Felisa said during a news conference at the North American International Auto Show that the concept was part of the firm's efforts to reduce tailpipe emission levels by 40 percent by 2012. Felisa said Ferrari had gleaned experience in using biofuel in Formula I because of regulations that competitors use gasoline with a 5.75 percent biomass content. The FIA GT and American Le Mans Series racing organizations require 10 percent ethanol. For the Spider Biofuel, Ferrari made some changes to the fuel injection system and to the engine's computer chip. The result was an increase in power output, with equal weight and a five percent decline in carbon dioxide emissions. Ferrari, a unit of Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research), shipped 6,400 cars in 2007, up 14 percent on 2006. Sales to the Asia Pacific rose 50 percent, with 177 cars delivered to China. Sales to the Middle East rose 32 percent.