Filled my bladder with Shell's current best grade this AM, then only
to read that it could contain up to 10% ethanol. That's about 10
quarts of 100 proof vodka; what a waste of good booze! Anyway, anyone
know of any problem with using ethanol in the Prius' bladder & fuel
system?
Hi, Today I just found out there is a service station a few miles from my home that sells E85 fuel. It is 85% ethanol and 15% gas. I got to looking in my...
... my ... gasohol. ... it ... The compound that makes up E85 is CH3CH2OH and has about 80,500 BTUs per gallon. This compares to gasoline's average of about...
... I doubt it. E85 looks good on paper, but not in practice. People just don't seem interested. The Twin Cities in Minnesota has a lot of stations that offer...
... I'm surprised ethanol does not get more press. I never thought about ethanol until I learned of the E85 filling station near my home. I skimmed this 39...
... Seems my idea was not original. The fuel cell and ethanol people are already working together. http://www.ethanolrfa.org/pr010628b.html ... Fuel cells...
... All this means is what we've always known: People Don't Read Owner's Manuals (and neither do salesmen). They never knew that their cars could use 85%...
I'm thinking ethanol from plant sources is a bad idea for use as a fuel source. Although in one sense, it is "renewable", because you can grow more plants, I...
You wrote... ... FWIW, growing up in Iowa I know that one of the largest sources of corn for ethanol is surplus grain. (Ethanol gas is even subsidized...
An interesting effect from growing plants for fuel is the fact that they convert a pollutant for us. They breathe in the Carbon Dioxide we have in abundance...
... Linda has replied with her comments about much food going to waste because often the prices are too low for farmers to make a profit. Today most US ethanol...
And your mileage would drop by at least 30%, not a lot of energy in alcohol. Probably the same reason people are seeing a slight drop with 89 octane, more...
The carbon emissions are more important. Ethanol should be carbon neutral provided fossil fuels are not used for the fertiliser, tractor, and distillation...
I can't understand why something GOOD has to face so much degradation. Ethanol is clearly the way to go at this particular time. What's wrong with buying and...
From what I am reading ethanol is the way to go. First the study from Cornell that ethanol takes more energy to make has been refuted. The pro-ethanal people...
... In my post, I didn't bring up the "more energy in than out" issue, but that's what everyone fixated on. I was merely commenting on a report that corn is,...
Trifles, trifles, trifles. That's all I hear from those who oppose our departure from petroleum and its poisons. Bill Mc Don't Honk! Don't Holler! Be Nice!...
Thank you for your comment, Henry. I did go to democracy now as you suggested, but I could find nothing about the cost of processing corn. The cost, whatever...
... suggested, but I could find nothing about the cost of processing corn. Bill, You have to listen to the radio piece. It's actually about the food industry,...
Filled my bladder with Shell's current best grade this AM, then only to read that it could contain up to 10% ethanol. That's about 10 quarts of 100 proof...
... We know for a fact it is totally harmless. I've pumped about 164 gallons of the stuff into my 2 Prius already. See, E10 is required by law in the metro of...
... If you check your trusty Owner's Manual, in the Gasoline section under oxygenates, it states that up to 10% ethanol is fine (E10), so you're fine. In other...
What part of USE ONLY REGULAR FUEL did you miss? The ethanol is probably not a problem, but you've just wasted money, reduced mpg, AND risked annoying the...
Wrong on all counts. The Prius is designed for Regular Gas. It's not going to detonate so that's moot. Premium fuel contains LESS energy than Regular, so you...
... Actually in any other car other than a Prius the reduced detonation is correct, but increased mileage is wrong in any car, in fact it will probably reduce...
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