What % Of Alcohol Does Your State Have?

[MEXICOWANDERER]

It looks like USA gasoline is going to jump to fifteen percent minimum.
Forever

[Matt_Colie]

philh wrote:

Besides, production of ethanol uses more oil than not producing ethanol.

There you go trying to mix politics and common sense. You should know better than that......

You know that the Sunoco at South Huron and I-275 has a 0-Eoh pump, right?

Matt

[philh]

I try to run non ethanol in my challenger, and since the truck is D, not too awfully worried.

There's a big difference between 10 & 15%. Older fuel pumps and some fuel lines can't take the increase.

Besides, production of ethanol uses more oil than not producing ethanol.

[Matt_Colie]

It would sure be good if Gary is right.

I played Hell getting our antique (in 5 months) coach to run right on the 10% stuff. I actually tested a bunch of what I bought along the way and the %Eoh was just about exactly the reduction in MPG for that tank.

I haven't worked for a Detroit OE for a few years, but when this thing started, we did a lot of gas-Eoh durability and it was a disaster. Ten percent was only a moderate disaster, but over that, it has to be stainless or teflon fuel lines to get it to out last the warranty.
There are a whole lot of vehicles on the road that will be crashing if they push this.

OH - Yeah, to answer Mexicowanderer's question, as of a few years ago, ever place I tested was +/-10% EOH unless I bought 0-EOH which is not easy when you don't know the area. This is even true with the "Pure-Gas" list printed.

Matt - the refugee from dynoland

[garym114]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
It looks like USA gasoline is going to jump to fifteen percent minimum.
Forever

All gas is not going to 15% as a minimum. A few ethanol producing states are going to blend and sell 15% gas outside of the normal June to September cutoff.
Nothing is going to change with 10% gas availability.

[bgum]

It is not really a 10 cent price cut as your mileage will drop.

It appears those energy advisors are poorly informed. Every and I mean every decision they have made is detrimental to the public. Life is tough enough without their policies.

They had better get informed or they are in line for a career change.

[wa8yxm]

Currently I think MI is 10% or 80% (Labeled pumps only on E-80)

15% is harmful per Mercury Motors. and they ran the test.

[valhalla360]

agesilaus wrote:
I think that will be in separate pumps of which there are only a couple thousand in the US vs 150000 gas stations. Mainly in the corn states. It will not replace the 5% stuff. Gas for morons in other words.

Just how much good does the WH think a 10 cent price cut do for $5.00 gas?? Just goes to show how far away from real people those politicians are.

Actually in most of the US the standard is now 10%, so most pumps already have it.

They just need to slap a new sticker on the 10% pumps and fill the tank with 15% fuel.

The question is does it make sense for the fuel companies. They went to the 10% to meet govt rules, not because it was cost effective. If the govt doesn't somehow force them to sell the 15% stuff, it's unlikely to happen.

As a consumer, the 10cents per gallon savings is eaten up to a good degree by lower MPG.

[agesilaus]

I think that will be in separate pumps of which there are only a couple thousand in the US vs 150000 gas stations. Mainly in the corn states. It will not replace the 5% stuff. Gas for morons in other words.

Just how much good does the WH think a 10 cent price cut do for $5.00 gas?? Just goes to show how far away from real people those politicians are.

[bgum]

And that is when I will start using 0%. Just have to look a little bit to find a pump. The cost difference is negligible.