Ethanol does not reduce the need for oil as the lower energy content of ethanol means any gasoline ethanol blend gets significantly lower milage. Without massive government subsidies ethanol makes no economic sense. The State of South Dakota recently stopped using E85 in it’s fleet vehicles because the poor mileage from this 85% blend made it more expensive to run the vehicles despite the heavily subsidized E85 being an average of 23 cents per gallon cheaper than the also subsidized E10.
Ethanol does not reduce the need for oil as the lower energy content of ethanol means any gasoline ethanol blend gets significantly lower milage.”””
AMEN.
I keep very good track of my mileage. The Ethanol blends of 10% have cost me at least 10% MPG loss.
Now the EPA wants to mandate 15%...so my MPG will go down 15% off the usage of gasoline only.
Plus, my vehicles are harder to start in the winter.
Not a worthwhile method, IMO.