Think Ethanol Will Help Your MPG? Think Again

Should you choose for regular traditional gas or traditional gas with ethanol if you have a choice to pay one or the other at the same price per gallon?
You might make the wrong decision if you did not know that you get more energy out of a gallon of regular traditional gas then out of a gallon that contains ethanol.
If the traditional gas with ethanol is E-10 which is available now in many markets around the USA then there is 10% ethanol in that traditional gas and there’s an energy difference of about 3.4 percent.
Now that may not seem like much when you’re topping off the tank this week. But over the course of a year of normal driving, it would take an additional 40 gallons of E-10 to go the same distance as conventional traditional gas. If they were both priced the same, it would mean an extra $120.
Mileage can suffer by about 25 percent with E-85, according to AAA. Over the course of a year, that amounts to an extra 300 gallons of E-85 to go the same distance as when using conventional traditional gas.
Even if ethanol-blended traditional gas is cheaper, it can still end up costing you more because you’re getting less energy. That fact has not been made clear to people. In effect, you can end up paying more for less.
The Bush energy bill of 2007 enforces a great increase in ethanol traditional gas and that means an even bigger impact, nationwide, on the MPG.
In Kansas, there is no requirement to sell fuel with ethanol, but more than 50 percent of the traditional gasoline sold in the state now contains ethanol. That is expected to increase next year when traditional gas retailers in the state that sell E-10 will be eligible for tax credits.
Experts say it’s difficult to blame E-10 for that much of a decline.
The AAA is now informing customers with a calculation of comparative costs, for instance, the national average pump price for the fuel on Thursday was $2.91 per gallon; regular traditional gasoline was $3.56. But adjusted for its energy content, the price for E-85 jumps to $3.83, or 27 cents more than regular.
In fact, it’s now tough for ethanol, because of the energy loss, to be priced at a level so it can beat the price of conventional traditional gasoline. That’s because a growing share of the nation’s corn production is being diverted to producing ethanol, which has been a contributing factor in driving corn prices over $6 a bushel.
So far, GM has produced 3 million vehicles that can use conventional fuel or E-85. The price of E-85 needs to at least be competitive, after being adjusted for its energy content, with conventional traditional gas to ensure that more of it is used, the automaker says.
I think the main point here is that ethanol is a lousy fuel source and there are better alternatives.
One of the best ways to go is with Water4Gas.
The advantages that Water4Gas members are happy to reap from their membership are basically these...
Increased MPG up to 20, 30 or 50% or even higher. This is a highly variable factor but most people are delighted with the improved fuel economy they get.
A happier, cleaner, cooler, more powerful car engine.
The other benefit is the warm, fuzzy feeling that one gets when they know that they are helping the environment by not polluting it since their car's emissions are so much cleaner.
And also paid members can become affiliates and create more income for themselves by helping others get these great benefits of Water4Gas.
There are other benefits, besides.
Amongst these is the awareness that while others are suffering you don't have to and you can help them stop suffering from high traditional gas prices!
Join Water4Gas and our revolution today and start getting the benefits of increased traditional gas mileage, a more powerful engine and cleaner emissions.

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