I don’t why anyone would want a vehicle that uses MORE fuel, gets worse mileage, has less power, and costs more.
Gasoline has 104,000 BTU/gal, E10 has 100,700 BTU/gal, and pure ethanol has 70,300 BTU/gal.
Get it?
It’s snake oil for the masses.
That is the reason for the massive government subsidies. The federal government subsidizes every gallon with 51 cents and some states do not tax E85. They also impose a imposed a 54-cent tariff on Brazilian ethanol which is produced much cheaper than ours. This also creates an artificial demand for a farm product that used to be sold as food, thus driving up the cost of everything from home cooking oil to corn fed beef. It is a very expensive fuel when all the factors are included.