This is just a general question, why is it that all the Flexible Fuel Vehicles (E85 capable) you can buy here in the US are huge and expensive? Does anyone know why the car makers only do this to their huge vehicles (in the US)?

I think the smallest you can go and buy is a Ford Taurus and that is only for a few more months (before it goes out of production). That's a $20k large sedan with a V-6. Most of them are huge SUV's or trucks like the Chevy Avalanche. Why aren't there some small cars? I know Ford makes a FFV Focus for overseas markets - wouldn't Ford get some benefit from selling those domestically like they would with the Monster vehicles?

BTW, I was told (by a Ford Dealer) that Ford is getting out of the Flexible Fuel Engine market, none of their new engines/cars (Ford 500 / Fusion - Taurus replacements) have it as an option - which seems very sad. Seems like they are about to get out of this market just as its taking off in some parts of the Country. Here in Illinois the number of E85 stations has doubled in the last year and the State is continuing to fund existing stations to cover part of the cost of putting E85 in.