Ford Offers 15 E-85 Minivans For Use in State Fleets
Ford
Motor Company, in a test program with the Postal Service, the Illinois Corn
Growers Association and the states of Illinois and Wisconsin, manufactured 15
flexible-fuel Ford Windstar minivans to run on either E-85 or gasoline, or a
combination of both.
"The engine in the E-85 Windstar is nearly identical
to the 3.0 liter engine in the E-85 Taurus, aside from a few changes in the
fueling system," said Bob Furby, a Ford engineer.
The Illinois Corn
Growers worked closely with Ford to initiate this program and will assist in
collecting data on the performance of the 15 E-85 Windstars.
The Windstar
minivans will be placed in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Washington,
DC.
