It is simple physics... there are not as many BTU's in ethanol than
there are in gasoline... you can use BTU's, Watts, Newtons, or any other
characteristic of force/work potential that you want... the amount of
energy available for conversion to work is measurable and your results
will NOT vary...
Mark W
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On 9/30/2022 5:22 PM, MS wrote:
> /"Since higher proportions of ethanol involve blending E85 and regular
87 aki gas, the cost per gallon is significantly lower than regular 87
aki gas in California. It is not intuitive, since ethanol has lower
energy than gasoline."/
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I have travelled across the country many times by car//and
unmistakably noticed my mileage distinctly decreased by using ethanol
containing gas. Once you hit the midwest there's no choice. Here in
California it's bad enough that we have as much as 8% ethanol even in
Chevron Supreme (the only gas I use if available).
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Based on my experience along with what I've read over the years,
there's not any doubt that ethanol decreases efficiency in at least my
combustion engines. I assume my engines are similar to everyone
else's. Could be wrong. From all the data I've ever read, it seems
abundantly clear ethanol is a huge scam perpetrated upon the American
public in order to subsidize farmers who should be using America's
rich farmland for growing quality crops instead of ethanol. And not
alfalfa. Alfalfa is about the highest - perhaps the highest - water
intensive crop that can be grown, this in light of the U.S.'s
increasing water shortage, both in the West and the midwest (where
they are draining their aquifers down to the bottom)./
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If only I could be king I would straighten these unfortunate
situations out . . ./Emoji.
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Mike
KSEE/
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