Posted on 03/13/2019 10:53:26 AM PDT by Signalman
I was going to say, “this is old news”, then I saw the date on the article. :)
Ethanol has 60% of the BTUs of gasoline, meaning if your vehicle gets 20 MPG on gasoline it would get 12 MPG on pure ethanol.
E15 would give you 18.8 MPG.
Aside from the damage it does to your engine seals.
Ethanol is damaging to rubber components, and it draws moisture from the atmosphere - turning into corrosive compounds that damage aluminum and aluminum alloys.
Even the old E10 standard created more engine damage for small engines than bad gasoline in general.
Ethanol contains significantly less energy per liter than regular gasoline, thus even with the most advanced engine control computers, fuel economy is less than with straight gasoline. The higher the Ethanol content, the more impact it has on mileage.
Considering that E10 is not advised for most small engines - how much more so is it a problem at E15 concentrations?
In your automobile - most are “certified” for up to E10 (and even then, the long-term impact is not particularly good). E15 exceeds the ratings and testing of most E10 compatible vehicles.
The lower energy per liter (or BTU value) - mean that the fuel cost savings (which almost nobody actually sees anyway) is lost in the increased consumption.
They should stop putting alcohol in fuel period.
It was sold to the public in the beginning as a way to ‘stretch’ our fuel dwindling supplies, which now is bogus, with fracking making us a net oil exporter.
Alcohol is not for everyday use as a fuel.
Stretching fuel supplies by adding alcohol is like stretching your ground beef supplies by adding filet mignon.....................it’s stupid!...................
This is a hoax that must be stopped!
But the corn lobby is powerful..................
1st rule of civilization:
Don’t burn your food.................
The fix for this one particular ethanol problem is easy. Treat your tank to some Pri-G.
PRI-G is great stuff. Not only will it keep your gas fresh and burn more efficiently, but will also restore gasoline which has spoiled with the smell of varnish. I tried it on some bad gas and it did restore it with varnish smell gone. If you have lost the light ends it won’t recover those.
PRI-D for diesel. All Freeper Prepers should have some on hand.
Ethanol is just sawdust in the hamburger. All because of Iowa’s unmerited position in the Presidential primaries.
I swear by it. I overdosed some 5 gallon containers of gas 5 years ago and I’m still using it in my car, snow blower, mower. No worries.
Way too powerful.
I’ll check it out.
Thank you.
This is just like food stamps.
Once they got the Agriculture Lobby on board, there was no turning back.
Why in the hell this continuing catering to ADM and agribusiness unless it is Massive corruption at the expense of the entire United States.
Bingo..................
Global cooling will cause a food shortage within 10 to 20 years. Good by ethanol.
But Global Warming will kill us all before that happens.................
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