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To: Salgak
I have bad news for you. The ethanol is added at the tank farms where the gas tankers pick it up. The only difference between different name brands is the amount of ethanol in the gas. No gasoline is sold without ethanol added to it.
11 posted on 12/03/2012 1:39:20 AM PST by Nitehawk0325 (Credo quia absurdum, I believe it because it is absurd.)
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To: Nitehawk0325; Salgak
No gasoline is sold without ethanol added to it.

Not true.

Oxygenated fuel is required only within metro areas with persistent air quality problems (which, in fact, amounts to just about every metro area in the country...according to the EPA).

However, rural areas beyond the bounds of the metro areas are not required to use oxygenated fuels. If those rural areas draw their gasoline from terminals located within the metro area, they may or may not receive ethanol in their gasoline -- depending upon the distributor's policy.

However, if they draw from terminals outside the metro area, there will be no ethanol added.

For example, whenever I drive from the small town in Texas where I live (in the DFW metro area), thru Western Oklahoma up to Western Kansas to visit family, the gasoline I buy in Clinton, OK (e.g.) and Hays, KS will not contain ethanol.

And I will get 15% better gas mileage from those tanks...

14 posted on 12/03/2012 1:58:29 AM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA; Ignorance on parade.)
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To: Nitehawk0325
No gasoline is sold without ethanol added to it.

Try Pure-Gas.org by state and city, you might want to revise that statement.

15 posted on 12/03/2012 2:00:48 AM PST by TYVets
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To: Nitehawk0325

No gasoline is sold without ethanol added to it.

That may be true in some areas but around here (OK)the number of stations carrying ethanol adulterated gas is dwindling.


22 posted on 12/03/2012 4:01:35 AM PST by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: Nitehawk0325

No, you can get ethanol free gas in many states.


24 posted on 12/03/2012 4:11:01 AM PST by ltc8k6
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To: Nitehawk0325
No gasoline is sold without ethanol added to it.

Very easy test. Put a quantity of gas in a clear container (jelly jar for example)and mark a line where the gas comes to. Add a quantity of water. Shake the container vigorously. This will cause the alcohol and water to mix. When it settles, see how much "less" gas you have.

29 posted on 12/03/2012 5:02:47 AM PST by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: Nitehawk0325
"No gasoline is sold without ethanol added to it."

Not true. A station very close to me has gasoline without added ethanol. Or at least they have signage saying so. This is in an area close to Puget Sound where many folk have boat engines that cannot tolerate ANY ethanol.

30 posted on 12/03/2012 5:07:22 AM PST by Wonder Warthog
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To: Nitehawk0325
I have bad news for you. The ethanol is added at the tank farms where the gas tankers pick it up. The only difference between different name brands is the amount of ethanol in the gas. No gasoline is sold without ethanol added to it.

Other products rely on "blender" pumps; I'm pretty sure E85 stations have separate ethanol storage tanks. BTW, that's how most stations dispense mid-grade gasoline - blending regular and premium.

If it were all mixed as you suggest, the product would probably be more consistent. I've seen a number of articles about auto repair shops having fuel analyzed and discovering much higher ethanol content than 10%. Whether that is being done by design or by poorly calibrated blender pumps is the question.

33 posted on 12/03/2012 5:25:38 AM PST by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Nitehawk0325

Alas you’re wrong. I filled up this morning with the real stuff, 87 Octane, AND. . . .$3.25/gallon. . .


39 posted on 12/03/2012 5:47:23 AM PST by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border. I **DARE** you to cross it. . . .)
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To: Nitehawk0325
Alas you're wrong. I filled up this morning with the real stuff, 87 Octane, AND. . . .$3.25/gallon. . .

http://pure-gas.org/station?station_id=7280

40 posted on 12/03/2012 5:48:16 AM PST by Salgak (Acme Lasers presents: The Energizer Border. I **DARE** you to cross it. . . .)
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To: Nitehawk0325

There are some exceptions to the ethanol mandate for small refiners.

One can still obtain unadulterated motor gasoline in some parts of the country.

But if one lives in a major metropolitan area, forget about it.


54 posted on 12/03/2012 6:59:12 AM PST by Skepolitic
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To: Nitehawk0325
No gasoline is sold without ethanol added to it.

That is a pretty bold statement. Too bad it's wrong.

72 posted on 12/03/2012 1:51:48 PM PST by BlueMondaySkipper (Involuntarily subsidizing the parasite class since 1981)
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