Ethanol
Well, just got back from Florida, and discovered some interesting thins about ethanol in the fuel. I ran through 3 states where they were selling ethanol free fuel, and gas seemed to be cheaper witho...
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First, I seriously doubt you got 2.2mpg better towing because of non-ethonal fuel.
Ethonal has roughly 80% of the BTU content of gasoline. So a 10% blend should only result in a 2% reduction in MPG. Unless you typically get 100+ mpg towing, it wasn't likely because of the different fuel.
When you jump states, the cost differences are mostly about the state fuel taxes but ethonal is a bit more expensive to produce.
They did it originally to reduce emissions. Then it became a political game related to supporting corn prices...I'll leave you to dig around on the internet and sort out fact from tin foil hats once it gets into the political aspects.
Ethonal has roughly 80% of the BTU content of gasoline. So a 10% blend should only result in a 2% reduction in MPG. Unless you typically get 100+ mpg towing, it wasn't likely because of the different fuel.
When you jump states, the cost differences are mostly about the state fuel taxes but ethonal is a bit more expensive to produce.
They did it originally to reduce emissions. Then it became a political game related to supporting corn prices...I'll leave you to dig around on the internet and sort out fact from tin foil hats once it gets into the political aspects.
