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    Gas mileage of ethanol-added gasoline?

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    Administrator N8YX's Avatar
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    I have noticed this as well.

    Follow the money.
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    This is true. Simply put, alcohol contains less energy than dinofuel.

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    Yep, I always see an MPG drop with ethanol and also that gas they use in the wintertime. It's about 3-4 MPG here. Fact of life. Good to know about tho' so you don't think there's something wrong with your vehicle.
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    Buy expensive additives!

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    Now you know why (in part) food AND gas prices are on the rise.

    It's also not good for any engine but small engines tend to suffer the most.

    Look on YouTube for phase separation experiment and you will see why.

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    Not to mention that alcohol is water based. Mixing it with gasoline is like oil and vinegar dressing. You have to keep shaking it. A gross analogy but the point is clear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by N8YX View Post
    I have noticed this as well.

    Follow the money.
    It lands in the fly-over states, all of which are red. Amazing conundrum for the independent "get the gubmint outta my life" conservative.

    Where's the outrage? (asked with mulligan issued to our NJ friend who dared speak out about this)
    QAnon / GOP Republicans mentally lack the necessary intelligence to even tell a decent lie (Ex: A cabal of Satanic, cannibalistic pedophiles run a global child sex trafficking ring and conspired against former President Dotard dRUMPf during his term in office... Jewish space lasers, etc.). What in the hell makes anyone believe these melon heads can actually govern?

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    Ask Michelle B. about farm subsidies in her family...
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    Speaking of gas, the gas here in Spain smells different. Almost like acetone. No clue why. Im not a chemist. I assume that smell is alcohol.

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