03-26-2015, 05:06 PM
Gentlemen,
I'm a Chevron dealer and one of the largest independent retailers of E-85 Ethanol in Arizona. One of my stations is very close to the Phoenix International Airport and cabs that service the airport are required by law to use E-85 in their cabs. The cab drivers hate it as it's usually about 20% cheaper than gas and it gets 30% fewer MPG. E-85 is 85% Ethanol and 15% gasoline. All gasolines sold in AZ are E-10 (10% Ethanol). Properly tuned cars and motorcycles can expect 3% poorer fuel mileage when using E-10 than when using straight gasoline. Flex fuel vehicles that can run on E-85 can expect 30% poorer mileage. Ethanol gas pumps and tank equipment is a lot more expensive than regular gas pumps because everything must be made out of stainless steel. Water sensors don't work in E-85 tanks because the water mixes with the fuel. Most, but not all water still sits on the bottom of our E-10 tanks. Producing 1 gallon of low energy ethanol requires nearly 1000 gallons of water, a lot of nitrogen fertilizer, and over half a gallon of high energy diesel. I make a living selling this boondoggle swill but virtually no Ethanol would be sold without forcing people to buy it with coercive laws. It is what it is, a shameful waste. But my CB1100 still hauls as*!!!
Chip
I'm a Chevron dealer and one of the largest independent retailers of E-85 Ethanol in Arizona. One of my stations is very close to the Phoenix International Airport and cabs that service the airport are required by law to use E-85 in their cabs. The cab drivers hate it as it's usually about 20% cheaper than gas and it gets 30% fewer MPG. E-85 is 85% Ethanol and 15% gasoline. All gasolines sold in AZ are E-10 (10% Ethanol). Properly tuned cars and motorcycles can expect 3% poorer fuel mileage when using E-10 than when using straight gasoline. Flex fuel vehicles that can run on E-85 can expect 30% poorer mileage. Ethanol gas pumps and tank equipment is a lot more expensive than regular gas pumps because everything must be made out of stainless steel. Water sensors don't work in E-85 tanks because the water mixes with the fuel. Most, but not all water still sits on the bottom of our E-10 tanks. Producing 1 gallon of low energy ethanol requires nearly 1000 gallons of water, a lot of nitrogen fertilizer, and over half a gallon of high energy diesel. I make a living selling this boondoggle swill but virtually no Ethanol would be sold without forcing people to buy it with coercive laws. It is what it is, a shameful waste. But my CB1100 still hauls as*!!!
Chip