SB: Thanks for the comment. For anyone who is considering leaving comments, we encourage them, we like to think about different perspectives, and we also like doing homework.
We tend to agree with you. We also have someone in the Ethanol business, and he suggests that different blends tend to be more efficient. Somtimes it takes a little tinkering with the blend to find the optimal feul effiency. This same person that we know has a early 2000 model Acura and he says he got 30 MPG with blending E-30. Again, your point is well taken, E-30 is not readily available for everyone. Right at the pump, we can get E-10 and it is ten cents cheaper than regular gasoline. If you are saying you got 3 mpg more out of your vehical, let’s do the math. You have a 20 gallon tank. Let’s take a set rate of $4.oo/gallon for regular and $3.90/gallon for ethanol. To fill your tank would be $80.00 and $78.00 respectively. Let us just say you get 18 miles per gallon with regular gasoline and 15 miles per gallon with Ethanol. So, simple math would tell us you can go 360 miles on regular gas, and 300 miles on Ethanol. So, basically, for an extra two dollars, you can get an extra 60 miles on your tank. I would tend to agree with you, that Ethanol or at least E-10 is a bit misleading. When it comes down to it, that extra ten cents per gallon numerically seems to be worth it.
Thanks again SB, and keep your comments coming.
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