Hi Peggy:

___I don’t know the laws of your state and how special fuel tags are given out but quite a few Taurus’ were sold as flex-fuel capable. Flex-fuel isn’t some exotic cocktail of H2 and Benzene but simple high content ethanol and a smaller % of straight gasoline. These FFV based Taurus’ will run on E85 (85% Ethanol – 15% gasoline) as well as E10 (10% Ethanol – 90% gasoline) like most of us here in the Midwest are stuck with … Your state government might allow those tags to the FFV’s and if they offer Diamond lane access or something similar, the Taurus you spotted is getting away with murder as I am sure he/she is running straight gasoline like the rest of us. E85 is usually more expensive and reduces ones fuel economy vs. E10 based fuels most of us in the Midwest are used to filling up with.

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
___Waynegerdes@earthlink.net