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To: IbJensen

I lose about 5-6 mpg in my hybrid every time I am forced to buy the ethanol blend. With gas prices back down, it doesn’t seem so offensive, but when the price was over $4 a gallon, looking at that mpg gauge brought to mind every stupid decision the Bush administration made in the past eight years.


13 posted on 11/26/2008 6:58:58 AM PST by madprof98 ("moritur et ridet" - salvianus)
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To: madprof98

I lose about 5-6 mpg in my hybrid every time ‘

I used to live in No Calif, where there is mandatory “winter blend” with 10% ethanol.
I lost at least 1-% mileage with that crap.


45 posted on 11/26/2008 8:30:22 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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That’s because ethanol has 30% less energy than gasoline. 10% ethanol would guarantee you that you get 15 to 20% less mpg on your vehicle.


75 posted on 11/26/2008 10:51:59 AM PST by I got the rope
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