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Re: e-85 fuel
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Posted by MarkB_MI on May 30, 2005 at 04:57:54 from (64.31.11.111):
In Reply to: e-85 fuel posted by n8terry on May 29, 2005 at 20:55:32:
I have compared mileage between E85 and regular. I was surprised to find that I my mileage with E85 was only about 10 to 15 percent less than with regular. I expected it to be much worse. A few comments: 1. My results were in a vehicle set up to run E85. Don't try to use E85 unless your vehicle has a manufacturer's placard that says it's OK to run E85. 2. The percentage of ethanol in E85 varies seasonally. 85 percent is the maximum; in the winter I think it's more like 70 percent. So I would expect to get a little better E85 mileage in winter (versus summer E85). 3. The reason you can buy E85 cheaper than regular is that E85 is subsidized. This varies by state. Here in Michigan it's not subsidized and it costs around three bucks a gallon.
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