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Is Ethanol "Losing Its Clout"?
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<blockquote data-quote="pista" data-source="post: 1108647" data-attributes="member: 76468"><p>I would like to see ethanol-free gasoline available to everyone. Mostly for storage where alcohol in fuel could present a problem over time. The only advantage I see is ethanol does burn cleaner than gasoline.</p><p></p><p>Here in Northeast Ohio, straight gasoline can only be purchased as "recreational fuel" found usually at marina's. It is relatively expensive. Boaters often have trouble with alcohol actually damaging fuel tanks and or problems related to moisture because ethanol is hydroscopic and attracts water.</p><p></p><p>For us motorcyclists, fuel economy suffers with the addition of alcohol because it contains less energy (btu's) per gallon than gasoline. It isn't a significant amount when blended at 10%, but it does add up.</p><p></p><p>Fun fact: alcohol has a very high octane rating. This allows sub-octane gas (84 octane I believe) to be brought up to 87 octane when blended with 10% ethanol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pista, post: 1108647, member: 76468"] I would like to see ethanol-free gasoline available to everyone. Mostly for storage where alcohol in fuel could present a problem over time. The only advantage I see is ethanol does burn cleaner than gasoline. Here in Northeast Ohio, straight gasoline can only be purchased as "recreational fuel" found usually at marina's. It is relatively expensive. Boaters often have trouble with alcohol actually damaging fuel tanks and or problems related to moisture because ethanol is hydroscopic and attracts water. For us motorcyclists, fuel economy suffers with the addition of alcohol because it contains less energy (btu's) per gallon than gasoline. It isn't a significant amount when blended at 10%, but it does add up. Fun fact: alcohol has a very high octane rating. This allows sub-octane gas (84 octane I believe) to be brought up to 87 octane when blended with 10% ethanol. [/QUOTE]
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