You've got to understand, Share, that you're dialoging with a gal that
doesn't own a motor vehicle and probably never has or even knows how to
operate one. Go figure.
The E15 fuel contains contains 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline.
Conventional internal combustion engines restricts the use of ethenol to
low mixtures because ethanol is corrosive and can cause a degradation in
the materials in the engine and in the fuel system. But, some engines
can be adjusted for a higher compression ratio and to allow for an
improved fuel efficiency and for a reduction in the tailpipe emissions.
The EPA allows up to 15% of ethanol to be blended with gasoline in
vehicles 2007or later. The EPA now allows the use of 15% to be used in
vehicles 2001 to 2006 for passenger cars in the U.S. But, the EPA says
that this ratio is not suitable for motorcycles or heavy-duty trucks.
Here is how you can tell if your vehicle is a Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV):
http://e85.whipnet.net/flex.cars/
On 12/11/2013 6:38 AM, Share Long wrote:
Well I find AAA way more trustworthy than EPA. YMMV. Especially if you
use E15 ha ha!
On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 6:39 PM, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
*Snopes.com gives a fairly detailed presentation of the dispute, both
the EPA's side and the AAA's side.*
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*It isn't clear where the 2012 date came from, but it's been in the
viral scare emails that have been circulating (possibly a matter of
confusion with the date the EPA approved E15, which was 2012?). Seems
unlikely that if, as the AAA claims, E15 is harmful to cars made after
2001, it wouldn't also be harmful to cars made after 2012. (It's not a
matter of post-2012 cars being "Flex-Fuel"--GM has been making
Flex-Fuel vehicles since 2008.)*
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*Bhairitu wrote:*
> A little more recent info on the situation:
http://www.rubbernews.com/article/20131205/NEWS/131209962/epa-to-lower-ethanol-blended-in-gasoline
> It's so funny though that the "air head" reporter on FOX said 2012.
*It's on their slides as "2012" as well, FWIW.*
> It's vehicles before 2001. Which might be a problem with my 1998
Forester. Well, green groups can just give me a loan for a new
hybrid at a $1 down and a $1 a month. But it looks like E15 is not
going to happen here in California.
On 12/10/2013 11:40 AM, Share Long wrote:
Refuting Judy's sneaky lie: I don't watch Fox or any news. I don't
have TV. As for snopes, I'll go with what AAA said about E15. YMMV...
On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 1:17 PM, "authfriend@..."
<mailto:authfriend@...> <authfriend@...> <mailto:authfriend@...> wrote:
So you watch Fox News, eh? That could explain a great deal.
BTW, before freaking out over E15 gas, read this from Snopes.com:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/e15.asp
Snopes's verdict is "Mixed"--parts of the E15 scare story are true,
parts aren't.
Share warned:
> in case you don't already know about it:
*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceW9Nc1hVHU
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceW9Nc1hVHU>**
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