In addition to potentially limiting consumer choice by jeopardizing availability of
lower ethanol blends, the RFS could lead to increased fuel costs.
Not exact matches
Currently,
ethanol is
blended into a gasoline blendstock formulated with
lower octane rating... Read more โ
A team at the University of Birmingham reports that a
blend of 33 % v / v of butanol in EN228 commercial gasoline containing 5 % of
ethanol (B33) reduces GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine - out carbonaceous emissions, while maintaining similar levels of NOx emissions when compared to standard gasoline combustion at
low and medium... Read more โ
E85 can also provide important reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as compared to petroleum - derived gasoline or
lower volume
ethanol blends.
Also, the higher the
ethanol blend, the
lower the fuel economy.
The
lowest grade, 87 was around 2 %
ethanol blended with benzene or some combination of the «anti-knock» formulas different suppliers used.
And the fuel is much cheaper, because the shipping cost of locally made
ethanol is much
lower, and because part of the 51 cent per gallon
ethanol blending subsidy is being passed on to consumers.
ยท Substantially increased use of biofuels can only occur if they can be used in forms other than the
low - percentage
blends of
ethanol and biodiesel that account for nearly all of their current use.