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E88 gasoline also known as E15, at 70 cents less per gal
That's impressive. My experience in other FFV's has been 8-15% fuel economy drag. No doubt I am an ethanol supporter but when I had an FFV, if e85 was 15% cheaper at the pump, I would buy e85. Cost per mile driven is the economic rationale for this fuel (at the consumer level). There are also...- benjaj
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- Forum: General Discussions
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E88 gasoline also known as E15, at 70 cents less per gal
There is certainly some knit-pick warranty risk. My guess is 10% vs. 15% ethanol content in fuel is the least of the worries. Frankly, I'm unsure how this would be able to be detected by a dealer if a claim were to be contested. Additionally, I suspect a rather high percentage of the dudes on...- benjaj
- Post #52
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E88 gasoline also known as E15, at 70 cents less per gal
Agree with your statement of caution about "fact" coming from the Cali folks! There is more to the situation than simply BTU's per unit mass - I do not believe it is "that simple". I acknowledge that energy density is a piece of the fuel economy story but octane for higher compression engines...- benjaj
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E88 gasoline also known as E15, at 70 cents less per gal
The Sheetz guys were very early adopters of e15 in their buildout of new storage on the east coast. That pricing vs 87 is aggressive! Fill'er up! Also All small engines are required to be e10 compliant and manufacturer warrantied. I believe these compliance standards came into effect with...- benjaj
- Post #47
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E88 gasoline also known as E15, at 70 cents less per gal
All auto's 2001 and newer are able to use e15.- benjaj
- Post #46
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E88 gasoline also known as E15, at 70 cents less per gal
The IRS's $0.45/ gallon blender credit (Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC)) sunset in 2011. https://afdc.energy.gov/laws/399. There are not currently any federal or state ethanol subsidies for this fuel component, although there may be local tax abatements or other indirect tax...- benjaj
- Post #44
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E88 gasoline also known as E15, at 70 cents less per gal
This information is not correct. There is no legal fuel for sale that contains 88% ethanol. To further confuse the matter, even e85 is a maximum of 73-83% ethanol content (yes, e85 is a silly misnomer - e85 is a max of 83% ethanol). I believe the retail fuel being discussed in this string is...- benjaj
- Post #42
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90 octane non-ethanol
Octane rating BossHogg: I am new to the Ram Forum - please excuse any text entry missteps - this entry/text editor is clunky. I appreciate the technical reference to octane from the refiners perspective. However, I disagree that "octane is really a product of the refining or distilling...- benjaj
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- Forum: Heavy Duty
