Consumers Interested in FFVs but for the Lack of Pumps

According to the latest Harris Interactive AutoTECHCAST study, US consumers are definitely warming up to FFV. The study conducted bi-annually among adult vehicle owners in the United States took the opinion of 12,857 US adults who own a US car model dated 2001 or newer or lease a vehicle.

The study has an interesting discovery—it says two-thirds of consumers surveyed are familiar with E85 flexible fuel vehicles, and more than one-half are interested in purchasing such a vehicle. Consumers (88%) cite reason for interest in purchasing flexible fuel vehicles as a step towards reducing dependency on petroleum. So annoyed are consumers with gas crisis that around 53% of those surveyed indicated their willingness to pay more money for a vehicle that uses less petroleum-based fuel.


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chewy - 7/28/2006 5:31:25 PM

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Here is the sad truth about FFV. Automakers build them to "cheat" the CAFE system.

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?article_id=11174§ion_id=4&page_number=7#flex

Here is what the consumer gets in return.

http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?article_id=11174§ion_id=4&page_number=7