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Jul 27, 2008 - Something To It?

My personal experience with ethanol has been that the blend of  "up to" 10% ethanol reduces the mileage of my vehicles from 8 to 10%. Anyone I've run into that has been forced to put ethanol-laced  gasoline in their car has noticed a similar hit in mileage performance. Apparently a lot of other people are as well according to a NY Times story.

“Why Do You Put Alcohol in Your Tank?” demands a large sign outside one gas station here, which reassures drivers that it sells only “100% Gas.”

In response to customer complaints about ethanol, some gas stations are beginning to advertise ethanol-free gas. One compares its “100 % Real Gas” with its competitors’ gasohol, or ethanol gasoline.

“No Corn in Our Gas,” advertises another station nearby.

Along the highways of this sprawling prairie city, and in other pockets of the country, a mutiny is growing against energy policies that heavily support and subsidize the blending of ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, into gasoline.

To be honest I thought I was imagining it when I first noticed it, but after several tankfulls on both of our vehicles, and the absolutely insignificant price difference between regular unleaded and the blend, I'm making every effort to not pump the stuff into my vehicles. Looks like I'm not alone.

Read the full article at the NY Times

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