Though it's possible to design a flex-fuel engine to run on pure ethanol (a grain alcohol produced by fermenting plant sugars from corn, sugarcane or other crops), FFVs in the United States are ...

Pure ethanol is being used as a spark–ignition engine fuel in Brazil, and is being considered for use in the U.S. and elsewhere. Efficiency and exhaust emissions with ethanol were quantified using a ...

Ethanol is commonly employed as a transportation fuel in Brazil. However, since pure ethanol’s flash point is 12°C, flex-fuel vehicles marketed in Brazil are currently equipped with a redundant fuel ...