EPA boosts amount of ethanol in gasoline supply

Associated Press ^ | Nov 30, 2015 3:10 PM EST | Mary Clare Jalonick

[Jonty30]

Somebody is profiting. That’s the only explanation.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[biff]

This is one way to make us stop driving. This will do wonders for our cars as well as kill our mowers, tillers, string trimmers and motorcycles.

[cherry]

Monsanto...

[Bob434]

there was a report out just recently stating ethanol did nothing to cut down on greenhouse gases or to conserve fuel and was ifnact not good for small engines

[Jonty30]

No explanation is too far fetched for me on this.

[Jonty30]

It actually increases greenhouse gases, because ethanol is less efficient because you have to fill more often.

[deks]

list of stations that sell pure, ethanol-free gasoline in the U.S. and Canada

http://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp

[wastedyears]

You know something is very, very wrong when the government forces you to waste food and use it as fuel.

[Domangart]

It just ruined my POS engine,

[smokingfrog]

http://today.tamu.edu/2013/05/20/u-s-ethanol-policy-has-negative-consequences-says-texas-am-prof/

[Lera]

“was ifnact not good for small engines”

Since they mandated it in Florida I have had to buy a new string trimmer every year .

My chipper/shredder died in less that a year too.(not replacing that one)

[CurlyDave]

Since they mandated it in Florida I have had to buy a new string trimmer every year .

Three things:

1. Use only premium gas in small engines.

2. Use non-ethanol if you can find it.

3. There is a product called STA-BIL which prevents deterioration of gasoline in storage. Put a triple, that's right, triple dose in the premium gas you buy for the string trimmer. Put it in the can before you pump the gas in.

Your small engines will last like a mother-in-law's curse.

[Bob434]

too bad there wasn’t a class action lawsuit we could all join against the government mandate

[Squat]

That would be called Impeachment.

[Myrddin]

I can get ethanol free gasoline in Idaho. The 15% ethanol blend will destroy my motorcycle engines. That pretty much limit how far I'm going to be able to ride the bikes.

[WTFOVR]

That crap destroys engines. A waste of land and water resources. Requires more energy input to create a gallon of ethanol than a gallon of straight gasoline. And the only reason ethanol is even marketable is because of the heavy fed gov subsidies - otherwise it would be a total loss for the producers.

[Myrddin]

I use SeaFoam to scavenge the water from my fuel in Idaho. Ethanol contaminated fuel attracts water, ices fuel lines and creates a clogging gel inside conventional carburetors. StaBil is a good call for Winter storage. I also keep fuel tanks as full as possible to limit the amount of surface area exposed to "air" where moisture can be wicked from the air.

[Lera]

Thanks for the tip on the STA-BIL :)
We try not to store any gas anymore and just buy enough at a time to run the tractor and trimmer etc when we need it .

I only use Shell’s best gas too as my truck runs terrible on anything else .