Flexible-fuel vehicle
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A flexible-fuel vehicle or dual-fuel vehicle is an automobile or truck (lorry) that can accept a range of fuel mixtures. A common example is a vehicle that can accept gasoline mixed with varying levels of ethanol (gasohol). Typical cars can run on gasohol that has up to about 15% ethanol (E15), but going beyond that generally requires special engineering. In the United States, many flexible-fuel vehicles can accept up to 85% ethanol (E85). The fuel mixture is automatically detected by sensors, and is used to tune the timing of spark plugs and fuel injectors so that the fuel will burn cleanly in the vehicle's internal combustion engine.
In 1999 Ford Motor Company introduced a Flexible Fuel option on its Ford Ranger Pickup Trucks.
This was also an option on it's Taurus model automobiles.
Ford Vehicles with the Flexible Fuel option (factory installed) have this Logo:
