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brandonppr · 09-21-2011, 01:33 AM

Ok so I have ran 3 tanks thru my 2011 2.4 Malibu of E85 and it seems to get terrible millage on E85. Does this have something to do with it being a smaller engine or lighter car? I used E85 vs Gas when I had an Escalade 6.2L and the differnce was not that much and E85 was even slightly better MPG when towing than gas.

So with the same trip and same driving style doing a trip that I do often wich is about 20 mins long using EOC the whole way the best I can do on E85 is 30mpg. After switching to E10 I can get 50mpg. Also I'm sure there was still some E85 still in the tank. I think about 2 gallons in a 16 gallon tank. So I expect to get even better on my next fill. I might even try 100% gas if I go by the station that sells it when its getting close to E.

09-21-2011, 01:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
brandonppr EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Mid TN Posts: 16 Malibu E85 - '11 Chevrolet Malibu 2LT 90 day: 16.17 mpg (US) Race car - '98 Chevrolet Camaro 90 day: 3.54 mpg (US) Malibu Gas - '11 Chevrolet Malibu 2LT 90 day: 26.11 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	E85 vs E10(gas+10%ehtanol) Ok so I have ran 3 tanks thru my 2011 2.4 Malibu of E85 and it seems to get terrible millage on E85. Does this have something to do with it being a smaller engine or lighter car? I used E85 vs Gas when I had an Escalade 6.2L and the differnce was not that much and E85 was even slightly better MPG when towing than gas. So with the same trip and same driving style doing a trip that I do often wich is about 20 mins long using EOC the whole way the best I can do on E85 is 30mpg. After switching to E10 I can get 50mpg. Also I'm sure there was still some E85 still in the tank. I think about 2 gallons in a 16 gallon tank. So I expect to get even better on my next fill. I might even try 100% gas if I go by the station that sells it when its getting close to E. __________________ Newbie, still learning.