>Folks > >First, I'm new to the list. > >Living in a state that has 10% ethanol blends available in gasoline >for many years, I would like to know why 'plain' unleaded gasoline is >a few points LOWER in octane than what the gas stations call >unleaded 'plus' that has a 10% ethanol blend?
About 4 years ago I listened to a conference call of an annual or quarterly report of a publicly traded company then-called High Plains Corporation. They were in the Ethanol Business (since bought out by Abengoa of Spain, probably still around in some form). One of the things stated in the call was that while other uses of Ethanol (as an Oxygenate, as a fuel in E-85, etc.) were important, the listeners and stock-holders should not forget the importance of the use of ethanol as an octane-enhancer, and that it was still the most important, or one of the more important, uses of ethanol that the company was seeing from its point of view. I am just trying to pass on as accurately as I can what I heard in a call four years ago. Other people here can tell you more. > >The town I live in charges the same price for both kinds, so most >people by the 10% ethanol blend. Most other towns in the area charge >a couple of cents more for the 10% ethanol blend. So, i consider >myself lucky. > >One time I was traveling and stopped at a gas station in another >state. While chit-chatting with the desk attendant, he mentioned that >there is none of that no good for nothing ethanol in 'his' gas. I >asked why. He said that ethanol will ruin engines. I told him I had >over 140,000 miles on my truck and it has burned mostly the 10% blend >and never had a problem. He didn't know what to say to my remark. <G> >Thanks, >Ron B. >PS- My state has 13-14 ethanol plants and a new one is on the drawing >boards...again. Also, the state's first bio-diesel plant will be up >and running in a couple of years. What state? Did you say? ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
