This means you must fill your gas tank more frequently when using
higher ethanol blended fuel.»
Ethanol contains 33 percent less energy per gallon than gasoline, so engines fueled with
higher ethanol blended gas will attain fewer miles per gallon than those running on conventional gasoline (E10).
Market - based principles should guide policymakers away from top - down, government - mandated ventures such as the flawed Renewable Fuel Standard — which could force
higher ethanol blend fuels into the national supply, potentially damaging vehicle engines and saddling consumers with repair costs.
Also,
the higher the ethanol blend, the lower the fuel economy.
Extensive testing by the automotive and oil industries shows
higher ethanol blends may result in damaged engines and fuel systems for owners of the overwhelming majority of cars.
High ethanol blended fuels, like E85, are not viable solutions for reaching renewable fuel consumption targets of the RFS, even if cellulosic standards are waived.
The American Motorcyclist Association is well aware of the dangers of fuels with
higher ethanol blends, like E15.
Because ethanol has one - third less energy than gasoline and does not make up the difference in price,
the higher the ethanol blend, the more money you spend on each mile driven.
(Not to mention to equipment such as small engines and marine motors which are damaged by
higher ethanol blend fuels.)
Research has shown
higher ethanol blends, such as E15, could damage vehicle engines and fuel pump systems, socking consumers with the repair bills.
EPA's final rule still relies on unrealistic increases in the sales of
higher ethanol blends despite the fact that most cars can not use them.
To meet its targets, the EPA anticipates increases in the use of
higher ethanol blends that experience shows are unrealistic.
Not exact matches
So while social responsibility was reason enough for me to seek
higher percentage
blends of
ethanol gas, what resonated even more with me is the fact that
ethanol is an entrepreneur's industry.
For cellulosic to make its way onto the market, federal policy will need to do more to encourage distribution of
higher blends of
ethanol, the
ethanol industry says.
«The
blend - stock can be mixed into gasoline at
higher concentrations than
ethanol's current limit of 10 percent; plus it can be added to diesel and jet fuel.
He notes that DMF could rapidly replace
ethanol, because it not only provides more energy but also has a
higher boiling point (allowing DMF to
blend more easily with gasoline) and it does not react with water (
ethanol absorbs atmospheric water vapor, which degrades its potency).
The price of pure
ethanol at the pump is so
high that in most states it is cheaper to fill up flexible - fuel cars with petrol
blends that contain about 20 %
ethanol.
The twin Compuware Corvette C6.R race cars have been outfitted with new fuel cells that are compatible with the
ethanol / gasoline
blend and their LS7.R small - block V - 8 racing engines have been recalibrated for the
high - octane renewable alternative fuel.
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratories states that
high - octane mid-level
ethanol blends deliver optimal performance, often at a price below regular unleaded.
Using
higher volume
blends of
ethanol to leverage the alcohol's inherent
high octane rating to produce
ethanol - gasoline
blends with
higher octane numbers could yield «substantial societal benefits», according to a team of researchers from Ford Motor Company.
FlexFuel can be advantageous in parts of the country where
higher - percentage
ethanol fuel
blends are offered, as GM FlexFuel engines have been engineered to produce more horsepower while running
high - octane
blends.
3) Using regular unleaded gas (compared with the cheaper
ethanol blend sold in the Midwest) results in significantly
higher gas mileage.
E85 is a
blend of gasoline and denatured
ethanol containing up to 85 percent
ethanol and is the
highest ethanol fuel
blend available in the market.
If the
ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) required more, then you're running into the
ethanol «
blend wall» — that is, to satisfy the RFS, refiners would have to
blend fuel with
higher ethanol content than millions of vehicles are designed to use.
Requires the Administrator, upon notification from a state Governor that the statutory Reid vapor pressure limitation (RVPL) will increase emissions that contribute to air pollution in the state, to apply a substitute RVPL to fuel
blends containing gasoline and 10 % denatured anhydrous
ethanol that are introduced into commerce during the
high ozone season.
Rather, the agency set
ethanol requirements
higher and
higher with no apparent regard for falling U.S. gasoline consumption, allowing the RFS to drive the country headlong toward the «
ethanol blend wall» — and potential harms from forcing more
ethanol into the fuel supply than it can safely absorb.
Burning renewable fuels, such as
ethanol, can reduce air pollutant emissions, but critics argue that gasoline
blended with too much
ethanol can interfere with emissions control systems in some automobiles and actually lead to
higher emissions.
Greco said API asked EPA to set the volume requirements no
higher than 9.7 percent of gasoline demand to help avoid the
blend wall and to protect strong consumer demand for
ethanol - free fuel.
In 2015 hearing testimony, the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America / National Association of Convenience Stores told Congress: «To date, very few retailers selling mid-to
high - level
ethanol - gasoline
blends such as E15 or E85 have seen substantial sales of these products.
Such vehicles include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs), and «flex - fuel» vehicles that could run on a
high blend of
ethanol called E85.
With EPA last week proposing
ethanol - use requirements for 2014, 2015 and 2016 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the
ethanol industry no doubt will keep lobbying to foist increasing amounts of
higher -
ethanol blend fuels like E15 and E85 on the motoring public.