Originally Posted By: iunderpressure
Are there any brands that only carry gas containing no ethanol?
Not in Indiana. Some local chains and independent stations may stick with non ethanol gas but any claims I've read of big name chains avoiding ethanol must be old because none do now. The subsidies are too good to pass up.
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I know of a couple Chevrons
Where are there Chevron in south central Indiana? The first one I know of is across the border in Louisville and they remain sparse until Tennessee.
Originally Posted By: Boomer
Since EPA requires oxygenates and MTBE is banned
The oxygenate mass requirement is less than 10% ethanol. The 10% of E10 comes from the EPA mandate. Some areas oxygenate with ethanol at the minimum level: E5.6. The MTBE ban is not federal and not all states have banned it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline
http://www.epa.gov/MTBE/contacts.htm
Since boats are not very efficient and some fuel goes into the water, how was the use of MTBE in boat fuel not banned from the start?
Originally Posted By: lewdwig
Around here some BPs have 10% ethanol in their low and mid grades, some don't; but none have ethanol in the premium. Looks like most of the Country Mark is 10% ethanol. Marathons here in SW Michigan don't have ethanol (but I haven't been to one in a while).
In 2006 maybe. In 2010 I'll be surprised if there is even a single automotive gas station left in Michigan that provides E0. You don't need an accurate measuring device to test for ethanol. Any see-through bottle with marks on it will work. I use an upside down Redline SI-1 bottle. Add a few ounces of water up to any mark. Shake in some gas and if the water line rises there's ethanol. Dispose of the contaminated gas in the intake.
