I thought OMG we are getting bio-diesel?? But I thought that the eco-friendly community has reported that bio-diesel hasn't go to be the way to go.. Stating that it would cost to much to make, too much to change cars over to bio-diesel, etc. etc..
I found the info at this site; and learned it was a 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline mix. Now my dad has told me that he heard that the gas companies put ethanol in the gas in the summer time to cut down on air pollution. Never found out where that came from or if it is true... but then there has been rumors to the effect that BP adds wax to their fuel... Guess the next rumor would be there is mud and salt in BP fuel........ ok that was bad....
But at that site they send you to blog to find out if your car can use this mix.... Never did find the program to help me find out. So I did my own google search and found Fuel Economy.Gov And searched my car and the car my daughters drive... nope we don't have flex-fuel vehicle.
So what is the difference between gas and the corn based gas....
Ethanol burns cleaner. This is the fuel that water is a byproduct. Many green shows will show you the water that a flex fuel car has dripping from it tail pipe and even have the reporters drink it....
But ethanol does lower your MPG. You can expect a 2 mile per gallon lower than what you get on regular gas. Plus it will help spread out our gas reserves like bread crumbs to meat loaf...
Ethanol however will pay for itself in the long run with the lower MPG. It runs cleaner so it also helps keep your engine running smoother and with less damage. Saving you a lot of money in repairs......... And we know how repairs can be costly!!
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