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VRT relief for flexible fuel vehicles

  • 07-12-2005 7:47pm
    #1
    Zaphod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,733 ✭✭✭


    "I am also extending the VRT relief for hybrid fuel cars to flexible fuel vehicles for a trial period of two years."
    http://www.rte.ie/news/features/budget2006/chapter9.html

    Any ideas as to what exactly constitutes a 'flexible fuel vehicle'?


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  • #2
    maidhc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,726 ✭✭✭maidhc


    Ford Focus FFV:
    http://www.irbea.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=44

    I am not entirely clear why a petrol that can run on ethanol should get lower VRT than a diesel that can run on rape seed oil. This may not even be the case, but I suspect it is since otherwise the entire VRT take would dissappear overnight.


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,411 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Zaphod wrote:
    "I am also extending the VRT relief for hybrid fuel cars to flexible fuel vehicles for a trial period of two years."
    http://www.rte.ie/news/features/budget2006/chapter9.html

    Any ideas as to what exactly constitutes a 'flexible fuel vehicle'?

    Found this definition after doing a bit of googling:


    "Flexible Fuel Vehicles are automobiles or light trucks with the ability to operate on multiple fuel blends. The usable fuels include regular gasoline as well as several alternative fuels such as M-85 (85% Methanol & 15% gasoline), E-85 (85% Ethanol & 15% gasoline) or pure mixed alcohol. The difference between regular vehicles and FFV's is a small computer microprocessor within the fuel system. This processor detects what fuel blend is being utilized and automatically adjusts the engine's ignition timing and air/fuel mixture ratios accordingly. The FFV chip adjusts the engine's optimum performance for any ratio of gasoline to fuel alcohol."


  • #4
    CJhaughey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,909 ✭✭✭✭CJhaughey


    I think he was referring to the Ford focus that recently launched. It runs on Bioethanol I think and was not able to get the VRT reduction that the Prius was able to avail of.


  • #5
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,647 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    According to the revenue site:
    50% of the VRT payable may be remitted or repaid in respect of certain hybrid vehicles. A hybrid electric vehicle is a vehicle that derives its power from a combination of an electric motor and an internal combustion engine and is capable of being driven on electric propulsion alone for a material part of its normal driving cycle.
    I presume this though may not be up-to-date.


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