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- noun Plural form of
FFV .
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The Drayton's of course are what you would call the FFVs of
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In addition, ethanol lobbyists are pushing the administration for fleet mandates on automakers, to require a higher percentage of flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) capable of running on ethanol blends of up to 85% (E85).
Ethanol, the Fuel Only a Politician Could Love | RedState 2010
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Ethanol is ethyl alcohol and is burned in American "flex-fuel" vehicles (FFVs) in mixtures such as E85 (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline blend) and E70 (70% ethanol), and in regular car engines in smaller percentages (most California gas contains roughly 6%).
Chris McGowan: Gas, Grass Or...Corn: Nobody Rides For Free 2009
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At the same time, increasing the production of flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) would create even greater demand for renewable alternatives to gasoline and imported oil.
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Flexible-fuel vehicles FFVs offer consumers little advantage right now, because the high-alcohol fuels which they could employ are not generally available for purchase.
More Wood Chip Commentary, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Were FFVs made the standard, however, the fuel they need would quickly be made available everywhere.
More Wood Chip Commentary, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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We should also pass an open-fuel standard for 95 percent of the new cars sold in the United States, allowing the construction of flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) that can run on a variety of fuels, including ethanol.
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In 2003, Brazilian lawmakers mandated a transition to FFVs, with some tax incentives included to move things along.
More Wood Chip Commentary, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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In reality, very few FFVs use E85, because it is not available in most areas.
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Therefore, most FFVs are large vehicles that get poor fuel economy even on gasoline, and worse fuel economy on E85.
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