Originally Posted by
TMOliver
Every time I stop at a gas pump (and bear in mind that the gas at the "unbranded" convenience store and the gas at that fancy "big name" station across the street may come from the same batch at the same refinery piped to the same terminal, at best delivered by a different tanker truck). I'm angered to see that my fuel contains 10% ethanol. 85% would really raise my ire.
Oh, I agree this is silly. I'm not sure how many people realize it, but last year at this time, the USA produced 5.5 million barrels of a oil a day. Now we're producing more than 7.5 million. Given this reality, the idea that we should be using agricultural resources to produce a gasoline-substitute that reduces fuel efficiency by 25% seems nuts.
So my guess is that E85 is a product without much of a future. But, in the meantime -- thanks to the crazy way the government and Wall Street set fuel prices -- refilling your rental car with this stuff is certainly a (perhaps slimy) way to save a few bucks.