Guest scarylarry Posted November 30, 2010 Share #1 Posted November 30, 2010 There has been E-85 pumps installed where I buy gas sometimes, which is no biggie to me cause I don't use it. I thought the E-85 was going to be cheaper than regular gas and it was 20 cents higher I asked the cashier and that was joke, so did I miss something or was E-85 suppose to be higher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6pak Posted November 30, 2010 Share #2 Posted November 30, 2010 20 cents a gallon cheaper here in Hinesville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scarylarry Posted November 30, 2010 Share #3 Posted November 30, 2010 I thought that was the way it was set up, not 20 cents higher..Yes I looked twice and even looked at the pump to make sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBOB Posted November 30, 2010 Share #4 Posted November 30, 2010 There has been E-85 pumps installed where I buy gas sometimes, which is no biggie to me cause I don't use it. I thought the E-85 was going to be cheaper than regular gas and it was 20 cents higher I asked the cashier and that was joke, so did I miss something or was E-85 suppose to be higher? Hey Larry, Where do you buy gas? Just wondering. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecb Posted November 30, 2010 Share #5 Posted November 30, 2010 Larry has dyslexia and was reading the price backwards :stirthepot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahoutzer Posted November 30, 2010 Share #6 Posted November 30, 2010 We keep hearing that it takes more than a gallon of oil to bring a gallon of ethanol to the fuel pumps. If that is true then it should be no surprise that E85 is more expensive than E10 unless some subsidy artificially lowers the price of E85, which wouod mean that we just pay for it some other way or toss it onto the debt heap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiCarl Posted November 30, 2010 Share #7 Posted November 30, 2010 We keep hearing that it takes more than a gallon of oil to bring a gallon of ethanol to the fuel pumps. If that is true then it should be no surprise that E85 is more expensive than E10 unless some subsidy artificially lowers the price of E85, which wouod mean that we just pay for it some other way or toss it onto the debt heap. To top it all off, this week even Green Al Gore (Nobel Laureate) admitted that ethanol doesn't make environmental sense either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 30, 2010 Share #8 Posted November 30, 2010 No only did he admit that it makes no sense, he went so far as to say that it NEVER made sense. He said that he only pushed it because he needed the farmers votes. Now I'll probably end up having to delete my own post and others when this turns political.... dang....I hate it when I have to censor me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahoutzer Posted November 30, 2010 Share #9 Posted November 30, 2010 Before you delete all of this, do you have a link to Al Gore's statement? Sounds interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted November 30, 2010 Share #10 Posted November 30, 2010 Here is an article about it. Maybe we can still talk about Ethanol without turning it into a political debate. We'll see. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F11%2F29%2FED8F1GIVH6.DTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted November 30, 2010 Share #11 Posted November 30, 2010 Larry has dyslexia and was reading the price backwards :stirthepot: I believe you mean dyscalcula, since it involves numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6pak Posted November 30, 2010 Share #12 Posted November 30, 2010 While we're talkin about ethanol, has anyone had any positive results from it? I used it in my '02 S-10 with a 2.2 litre engine. The little truck usually gets about 22 mpg in the city. When I tried the E85, my mileage dropped to 19 mpg city, and the truck was even slower that normal. Not enough motor for the truck by the way. So I no longer use E85 altho the motor is approved for it. 3 mpg loss for 20c? I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted November 30, 2010 Share #13 Posted November 30, 2010 Your experience with reduced gas mileage is normal. Ethanol contains roughly half the energy per volume as gasoline. Gasoline burns at at 14 : 1 fuel air mix and ethanol burns at a 7 : 1 fuel air mix. Therefore the higher the ethanol content, the more you have to burn to get the same horsepower to the drive wheels. Actually I am surprised that you lost ONLY 3 MPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scarylarry Posted November 30, 2010 Share #14 Posted November 30, 2010 Hey Larry, Where do you buy gas? Just wondering. Don Thorton's I talked to the manager while back and he said this area was a test for it, different areas do different test.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scarylarry Posted November 30, 2010 Share #15 Posted November 30, 2010 Larry has dyslexia and was reading the price backwards :stirthepot: No, Pam nor I have dyscalcula we know what we read.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scarylarry Posted November 30, 2010 Share #16 Posted November 30, 2010 Here is an article about it. Maybe we can still talk about Ethanol without turning it into a political debate. We'll see. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F11%2F29%2FED8F1GIVH6.DTL Hey Don didn't mean to turn this is a political debate just wonder why it was higher was all deleted if you wish..Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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