Fuel in the US.............

[JayG]

Originally Posted by Dlirium

We have crap e85 gas out here in California that they want us to pay $4.29/gallon for, and it is only 91 octane...

don't use E85 , it has lower energy and is less efficient. It only exists as a subsidy to the corn farmers

[pjq]

Thanks Deserion

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by JayG

don't use E85 , it has lower energy and is less efficient. It only exists as a subsidy to the corn farmers

I avoid the stuff as I know that it will eat trough a stirophone cup, and rot a gas tank if it sticks around too long. However I believe it is keoniggseg that makes much more horsepower on e85. Or something along the lines of that, I don't know why in most cases it is terrible but in others it makes more power, maybe I am misinformed.

[tonycarreon]

from a test edmunds did in a flex fuel chevy tahoe. and it doesn't take into account the extra cost from the subsidies given to grow the corn for "cheaper" fuel.

E85 vs. Gasoline Comparison Test

Gas Result:From San Diego to Las Vegas and back, we used 36.5 gallons of regular gasoline and achieved an average fuel economy of 18.3 mpg.

Gas Cost: We spent $124.66 for gasoline for the trip. The average pump price was $3.42 per gallon.

E85 Result: From San Diego to Las Vegas and back we used 50 gallons of E85 and achieved an average fuel economy of 13.5 mpg.

E85 Cost: We spent $154.29 on E85 for the trip. The average pump price was $3.09 per gallon

Gas/E85 difference: The fuel economy of our Tahoe on E85, under these conditions, was 26.5 percent worse than it was when running on gas.