That doesn't surprise me that Detroit would think "cheap" instead of "smart". They're also abusing a loophole in the CAFE standards that basically only count the 15% gasoline in E85 -- even though these vehicles will be running on 90-95% gasoline for the foreseable future. This loophole lets Detroit build gas guzzlers that are then categorized as "efficient".

Let me predict that the average car buyer isn't going to be impressed with the little green leaf on the side of a monster-SUV that gets 7 MPG on E85.

Thanks, but no thanks. Even on a positively lousy week, my HCH manages to get 36 MPG.