Sweden:
* Chevrolet colorado FFV, Ford Forcus and Focus C MAX FFV, Saab 9-3 and 9-5 BioPower, VOLVO C30, S40, V40 FFV available.
* 20% reduction in company car tax (~ 4 100 SEK annual tax reduction for driver and 3 000 SEK tax reduction for employer, 10 000SEK governmental support for private drivers, exception from congestion fees Stockholm city (fee to be reintroduced Aug 07), vehicle tax reduction (600-800SEK depending on model), free parking in many cities
* 865 E85 filling stations open
* End 2007: Totally 1100 E85 stations planned to be open
* price 7-7,80 SEK (ca 0,75 - 0,83)
* ethanol source local produced wheat & import from Brazil (sugarcane)
Norway:
* Ford Forcus and Focus C MAX FFV, Saab 9-3 and 9-5 BioPower, VOLVO C30, S40, V40 FFV available
* New tax system valid as of 01.01.2007 negative for SAAB BioPower; tax increase from 30,000 to 89,000NOK. (Currently partly offset by dealer co-op campaign with a 38,500NOK subsidy)
* New legislation favouring E85 expected mid May 07
* 6 E85 filling stations open (+5 in nxt few weeks)
* End 2007: Totally 20 E85 filling stations planned to be open
* price 1 litre E85 ca 8.59 NOK (ca 1,05 euro)
* source ?
Denmark, Finland, Poland??
Ireland:
* Saab 9-5 BioPower available
* 50% reduction on Vehicle Reg Tax (VRT), €6,500, no excise duty of E85 and the VAT can be reclaimed.
* 17 E85 filling stations open
* End 2007: Totally 28 E85 stations planned to be open
* price 1 litre E85 ca 90 eurocent
* ethanol source local (from milkindustry)
UK:
* Saab 9-5 and 9-3 BioPower available
* Fuel duty rebate on E85 20p/litre (fixed until 2010). A £10-15 reduction in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED), (depending on which tax band the car falls into). 2% annual company car tax discount for flex-fuel cars.
* 16 E85 filling stations open
* End 2007: Totally 21 E85 filling stations planned to be open
* price 1 litre E85 ca 84.9 pence (1,25 euro), 2 pence less than petrol
* ethanol source locally grown wheat.
Holland:
* Ford Focus and C-MAX FFV, Saab 9-5 BioPower available
* No tax incentives for biofuels (only for LPG and CNG) or biofuel cars . Tax penalty on Saab 9-5 BioPower due to high tailpipe CO2 emission (!).
* 6 E85 filling stations open
* End 2007: 10 E85 filling stations planned to be open
* price 1 litre E85 ca 197 eurocent (!)
* ethanol source import
Belgium:
* Saab 9-5 BioPower available
* No tax incentives – E85 not legal.
* 0 E85 filling station open to public (1 station in Brussels – special access code needed..)
* Gov. elections June may change the scenery.
Austria:
* Saab 9-5 BioPower available
* 16 E85 filling stations planned to be open
* price ?
* ethanol source wheat (75 per cent), corn (15 %) and carrot thick juice (10 %)
Germany:
* Baijah jeep FFV, Ford Focus and C-MAX FFV, Saab 9-5 BioPower available, Volvo C30, S40 and V50 FFV available
* No incentives for the car itself, lower tax on biofuels.
* ca 85 E85 filling stations open (soon 90) aug 2007
* End 2007: Totally 101 E85 filling stations estimated to be open
* price 1 litre E85 ca 82-110 eurocent
* ethanol source import (SEKAB) & local produced suger beets
France:
* Saab 9-5 and 9-3 BioPower available
* Biofuel cars get strong tax incentives: For the driver tax on new vehicles at 0 or 50%, 50% reduction on CO2 tax for new cars. For company cars: company car tax free for 2 years, recovery of 80% of VAT on E85, financial advantages at EoL handling of car)
* E85 price set significantly lower than Diesel or Petrol (E85 0.80€ - Diesel 1.15€ - Petrol 1.30€ per litre)
* 120 E85 stations open, aug 2007
* End 2007: Totally 500 E85 stations planned to be open
* price 1 litre E85 ca 78-83 eurocent
* ethanol source locally grown sugarbeet & wheat.
Spain:
* Saab 9-5 BioPower available
* No tax incentives today
* 8 E85 filling station open
* End 2007: Totally 10 E85 filling stations planned to be open
* price 1 litre E85 ?
* ethanol source locally grown wheat.
Switzerland:
* Saab 9-5 BioPower available
* Tax relief on bioethanol
* 10 E85 filling stations open to date (+18 planned)
* End 2007: Totally ~30 E85 filling stations planned to be open
* price 1 litre E85 1,20 CHF (ca 0,73 euro)
* ethanol source local produced agro products
Italy:
* Saab 9-5 BioPower available
* No tax incentives for E85 (only for CNG, LPG, Hybrids)
* 0 E85 filling station open (1st june)
* 0 BioPower cars sold 06
Hungary:
* BioPower launched in 2007
* No excise tax on the ethanol part of E85
* 0 E85 filling stations open
* End 2007: Totally 4 E85 filling stations planned to be open
USA:
* BioPower not on sale
* 1200 E85 filling stations open
* 2 million GM flex-fuel vehicles on the streets in the US
* price E85 $3-$4 / gallon (litre E85 ca 0,59-0,79 euro)
* ethanol source local produced mais
http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/flexfuelvehicles.php
China:
* 0 E85 filling stations
* No tax incentives on biofuels
* Focus on E10 and E100
* price ?
* ethanol source local produced rice
Australia:
* BioPower not on sale yet
* Alternative fuels, including ethanol and LPG, are excise free until 2011.
* 0 E85 filling stations open to public to date, local ethanol producer has 7 pumps for internal cars.
* price ?
* ethanol source ?