http://www.saabhistory.com/2007/03/28/saab-biopower-100-to-make-american-debut-in-new-york/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saab-biopower-100-to-make-american-debut-in-new-york 1947 - 2011 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.saabhistory.com/2007/03/28/saab-biopower-100-to-make-american-debut-in-new-york/#comment-3359 Michelle Crimson Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:14:51 +0000 http://www.saabhistory.com/2007/03/28/saab-biopower-100-to-make-american-debut-in-new-york/#comment-3359 Introducing this powertrain in the U.S. market would do much to silence the anti-Ethanol naysayers. The problem with E-85 now is that you have an engine like the 3.5LVVT OHV that was designed to run on gas and tolerate Ethanol. It was not designed to run on Ethanol first. So the fuel economy is poor, and there is no significant power bump to offset it. To overcome this issue, the Saab BioPower 100 Concept has an experimental fuel heating system, using small heating elements in the inlet ports downstream of the injectors. When the engine is cold, these elements warm the incoming fuel from the Saab fuel pump - . Introducing this powertrain in the U.S. market would do much to silence the anti-Ethanol naysayers. The problem with E-85 now is that you have an engine like the 3.5LVVT OHV that was designed to run on gas and tolerate Ethanol. It was not designed to run on Ethanol first. So the fuel economy is poor, and there is no significant power bump to offset it. To overcome this issue, the Saab BioPower 100 Concept has an experimental fuel heating system, using small heating elements in the inlet ports downstream of the injectors. When the engine is cold, these elements warm the incoming fuel from the Saab fuel pump – .

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