What is E85 Fuel?

The name E85 comes from the fact that the fuel is made up of 85% Ethanol and 15% petrol (gas, what is used to power your car, etc).

Ethanol is a form of alcohol that can be derived from places such as corn. The push to use E85 comes at a time when the United States along with the rest of the industrialized world is dependent on oil. Some say a push towards ethanol based fuel will relieve this dependence while boosting the withering farming economy in the US.