consumption on similar V8 variants in a family sedan is between 10% and 20%. In 2010, the cost of fuel in the US averaged US$3.42, while the cost for E85 averaged US$3.09, or 90% of the cost of gasoline. In another test, however, a fleet of Ford Tauruses averaged only about 6% fewer miles per gallon in ethanol-based vehicles when compared to traditional, gas-powered Tauruses. See also Alcohol fuel Earth's atmosphere Lambda sensor – also known as an oxygen sensor, used to measure lean versus rich combustion conditions Methanol – wood alcohol, not to be confused with ethanol (grain alcohol) Timeline of alcohol fuel References Further reading Handbook for Handling, Storing, and Dispensing E85 and Other Ethanol-Gasoline Blends September 2013, US Department of Energy Flex-Fuel Bait and Switch - See how many flex-fuel cars are on the road and how many stations offer E85. Center for American Progress Eric Kvaalen, Philip C. Wankat, Bruce A. McKenzie. ethanol Distillation: Basic Principles, Equipment, Performance Relationships, and Safety Purdue University, April 1984. Matthew Phenix. Liquor Does It Quicker. Popular Science, June 2005. Ohio E85 Fleet Test Results Properties of ethanol Transportation Fuels - USDOE Report, Alcohol Fuels Reference Work #1, July 1991 (Especially Chapter 7 for corrosion and increased engine wear risks associated with water-contaminated E85) University of Michigan E85 Emissions Report University of Michigan E85 Control of Emissions Report University of Nebraska-Lincoln Report on E85 Conversion of Silverado Pickup LiveGreen GoYellow Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Impacts of Fuel Ethanol Argonne National Laboratory External links French manufacturer of Ethanol E85 conversion kits American Coalition of Ethanol E10 - E30 Fuel Economy Study U.S. DOE's Alternative Fuels Data Center - Ethanol EPA Presentation and Technical paper it is based upon. USDA Ethanol Production Cost Reduction Announcement - US Government Tax Subsidy to End in 2007 Winning The Oil Endgame Rocky Mountain Institute's fuel strategy Think Outside The Barrel - Video of a talk by Vinod Khosla at Google TechTalks Flex-fuel Bait and Switch - See how many flex-fuel cars are on the road and how many fuel stations offer E85. US biofuel production should be suspended, UN says Ethanol fuel Petroleum products Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2006 All articles containing potentially dated statements