| Oregon mandated that 10% of ALL gas sold must contain 10% Ethanol. Nobody stopped to see if it worked in all engines. It doesn't work in two-strokes, chain saws, outboard motors and light aircraft engines. There was a rapid and loud yell from all those affected so the State is having to ammend its new laws.Another problem is that in automobile engines, it significantly reduces the mpg, so you burn more fuel to go the same distance, thus increasing the dependence on gasoline. It also costs more to produce. |
Take away Ethanol and your gasoline would be 50 cents higher. Straight Ethanol is $2.54 a gallon, gasoline is over a dollar a gallon higher.
I have been running 10% Ethanol for years and I hardly see any drop in mileage. Maybe one mile and sometimes none. I'm paying 10 cents less a gallon also. Ethanol does not cost more to produce than gasoline. Getting oil and then refining it to make gasoline is way more expensive. Just more oil company myths that are polluting your mind about Ethanol.
Heres a link,,,,, Please take the time to read it and find out the truth with Ethanol and food prices. It shows how much corn is used in our food and what that cost is.
http://www.sdcorn.org/kernelsoftruth...elsOfTruth.pdf