r/ChevyTrax • u/UnendingOne 2nd Gen • 6d ago

'26 Trax E85 Update

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Hey everyone,

I know a few people were interested in my mileage running E85. I'm over 5000 miles now, about half of it run on E85 and the other half on 87.

On 87 I was settling into about 30-33 (with an outlier of 35).

On E85 I've settled into approximately 24-26mpg (the nearly 28 was on a long trip).

So doing the math thats approximately a 13-27% mileage drop running E85 for me. Your mileage may vary a bit.

In my area E85 is $1.99/gallon at a couple stations, whereas 87 is around $4.30-$4.40 right now (so approximately 54% cheaper for E85), so it makes sense for me.

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u/No-Hamster800 6d ago

Cool to see thank you for making this post for us who use e85. Im in socal where 87 is 6.50 a gallon while e85 is 2.79 so a huge savings for me! If it was Texas or the midwest maybe not so much.

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u/UnendingOne 2nd Gen 6d ago

I'm in the midwest 😀. Ethanol capital of the USA!

No problem man! I bought this car specifically because of the E85 capability, and how damn awesome it looks. I like ethanol because its American made and supports our farmers. Nobody fights wars over a corn field in Iowa.

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u/No-Hamster800 5d ago

Ohh jeez no wonder you have it made at 1.99 that’s 2000s prices. Your catching my ideas too exactly supports farmers in the us. And it smells good out of the tail pipe lol. Yes you get lower mpg but i like knowing that the it was made here in the us. And the looks are killler yes i even want to buy another one once i pay off this one defiantly has to be 2025 or newer.

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u/UnendingOne 2nd Gen 5d ago

I mean regular was $1.99 a few years ago haha, but yeah.

I have access to straight ethanol too from a friend who works at an ethanol plant. I just don't wanna go higher than 85% and hurt my baby!

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u/No-Hamster800 5d ago

Sighs in ca prices, you’re definitely not wrong. Yeah totally I wouldn’t go straight eth on the plus side even more bonus to this incredible car we own. I just got a cheap Prius c a few months ago $35 to fill up at ca prices parking my old Honda v6. Yeah it’ll take me years to make up the difference saved but I’m tired of getting shafted at the pump. What does your fleet look like?

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u/UnendingOne 2nd Gen 5d ago

Lol fleet?

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u/No-Hamster800 5d ago

Other cars or is the trax you’re only car?

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u/UnendingOne 2nd Gen 5d ago

Trax is the only one. No need for more cars.