Ethanol In Gas
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Fuzzy math???
Originally Posted by JimPurdy
The news segment did the math and calculated the cost per mile.
Here is the link to the USA Today article:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...e85-usat_x.htm
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Originally Posted by vettdvr
But I also watch for alke at the gas pump. I think this situation will change soon. With gas going over $3.00 / gal you will see more of this. The cost advantage will switch to alcohol even with the BTU difference. I wish the MB and Vet could run 100% alcohol and be dual fueled. But then it is difficult to get 2 drops of lemon in the gas tank. 
My point is that companies like GM who are making and marketing their "flex fueled" cars, and marketing E85 are in a sense trying to fool the consumer into thinking that this is good for them. Until it actually is good for them, I don't see this catching on. In fact, I see a lot of E85 users probably wondering why their fuel costs are higher than when they ran regular gasoline.
