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A keyword search on E85 and ETHANOL will give you scads of FReeper wisdom. The big thing is converting from MTBE, which was not water soluble and noncorrosive, to Ethanol; which absorbs water and becomes contaminated very easily, and is corrosive. Ethanol manufacturing is currently government subsidized. Some argue about that being good, bad or indifferent. It just is. Storage tanks must be cleaned and dessicated before delivering ethanol blends. Pump filters must be replaced, to prevent contamination. All of this costs money, and disrupts supply. Thus impacting cost.

27 posted on 04/27/2006 11:39:36 AM PDT by ARealMothersSonForever (Political troglodyte with a partisan axe to grind)

To: ARealMothersSonForever

Very good synopsis, grasshopper.

31 posted on 04/27/2006 11:46:49 AM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)

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