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To: stylin_geek
By the way, I did the math correctly, based on E85 being pure ethanol.

Actually you didn't.

It should have been 70%x.85+100%x.15

See below for your calc. I wonder if those who are paying for E85 realize they aren’t saving any money? If I remember correctly, ethanol is only 70% as efficient as gasoline. Which means a pretty good drop in mileage. Break even works out to $2.51/gal. (I took 70% of the price of gasoline to arrive at my figure.)

81 posted on 10/01/2009 8:11:35 PM PDT by ColdWater
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To: ColdWater

This thread is over a year old, give it a rest, will you?

I’m being kind at this point and will restrain from pointing out the fallacy of what you’ve just written.


82 posted on 10/02/2009 7:26:33 AM PDT by stylin_geek (Greed and envy is used by our political class to exploit the rich and poor.)
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