Agriculture secretary wants 15% ethanol blend

[CROWNVIC4LIFE]

Originally Posted By: Ursae_Majoris
Every winter when we switch to 10% ethanol winter mix, I loose 2 MPG in both of my cars. I HATE ethanol in fuel.


I HATE the corn juice also..Everyone I know lost about 2 miles per gallon since the 10% came on line a couple of years ago...15% would be horrible 4 sure.

We use the corn juice all year long!

 

[Rabbler]

15% could cause problems for older carburetor and even early fuel injected vehicles.
Essentially they will run too lean.

 

[Kestas]

That may explain the lean miss I've been experiencing with my stock 71 Cutlass.

 

[Cutehumor]

Originally Posted By: Rabbler
15% could cause problems for older carburetor and even early fuel injected vehicles.
Essentially they will run too lean.


It's a good way for the government to get the guzzlers off the road. So you can buy a new vehicle from government motors!

 

[CROWNVIC4LIFE]

Originally Posted By: Cutehumor
Originally Posted By: Rabbler
15% could cause problems for older carburetor and even early fuel injected vehicles.
Essentially they will run too lean.


It's a good way for the government to get the guzzlers off the road. So you can buy a new vehicle from government motors!


+1

 

[72customdeluxe]

My truck runs like [censored] on city gas (e10)and perfect out in the country with straight gas. The Kalifornia emissions tuned quadrajet is too lean already without ethanol. 15% will kill me

 

[Rabbler]

If the agriculture minister designs the fuel should the surgeon general design the bridges?

 

[sciphi]

Let's import Brazilian ethanol, and start putting money into the pockets of a friendlier South American country instead of to the neighbors whose gov't definitely hate us!

Or grow sugarcane ethanol, or get cellulosic ethanol out of the backwater it's in right now.

Ethanol right now in the US is a giant scam for the benefits of a few companies and their stockholders.

 

[LTVibe]

Originally Posted By: double vanos
Uh, todays's cars will only tolerate 10 per cent ethanol unless they are a flex fuel vehicle.

How are we going to get out of that?


Exactly!

Just this week, AAA and eleven automakers (AIAM) came out in opposition to higher ethanol levels:

AAA Calls for the EPA to Reject Petition to Increase Ethanol Content

AIAM Comments to EPA on Ethanol (E15) Fuel Waiver

 

[unDummy]

The solution is a CARS program that'll give you $3500-4500 to trade in that pathetic vehicle that can only run on E10 for a vehicle that can run on E85.........

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[Bamaro]

Originally Posted By: Ursae_Majoris
Every winter when we switch to 10% ethanol winter mix, I loose 2 MPG in both of my cars. I HATE ethanol in fuel.

Winter MPGs go down for other reasons.