On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:02:24 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
clifto <clifto@xxxxxxxxx> quickly quoth:
jim wrote:
Studies in fleet vehicles have consistently shown that adding 10% alcohol
to gasoline INCREASES mpg by about 3 to 5 percent. It is also well known
that the addition of alcohol to gasoline results in higher octane and in
more complete combustion of the fuel than gasoline alone. Which explains
why energy content calculations mean nothing.
Cite.
Yeah, I'd like to see that, too. In every report I've read, MPG goes
down with ethanol. In every physical test I've done with my own
vehicles, MPG goes down by at least 10%.
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The only difference between a rut and a grave...is in their dimensions.
-- Ellen Glasglow
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Re: OT: Bad, bad ethanol ...ethanol fuel blend, E85, which is 85% alcohol, will get you ... substantially fewer miles per gallon than gasoline -- something like 30% ... the alcohol is only 15% of the mix and it ... causes a 30% drop in mpg because it has less energy than gas??? ... (talk.origins)
Re: Ethanol ...ethanol, and I was wondering what happened to the car this fall. ... economy decline when using gasoline with ethanol. ... Ethanol has roughly 85% as much energy as gasoline, so e10... should lower gas mileage by about 3% or, in your case, about 0.7 mpg.... (alt.autos.toyota)
Re: Another wart on the immoral biofuel business! ... then support that Dem senator who wants to add a 50 cent tax on gasoline.... Yeah, good idea, that will surely get back at those mean old oil companies..... it is the lack of very high mpg machines is ...Ford has at least 10 models and GM/Opel/Vauxhall ... (sci.energy.hydrogen)
Re: OT: Bad, bad ethanol ...ethanol fuel blend, E85, which is 85% alcohol, will get you ... substantially fewer miles per gallon than gasoline -- something like 30% ... causes a 30% drop in mpg because it has less energy than gas??? ... My first guess is that the oxygen atom in the alcohol molecule... (talk.origins)
Re: OT: Bad, bad ethanol ...ethanol fuel blend, E85, which is 85% alcohol, will get you ... substantially fewer miles per gallon than gasoline -- something like 30% ... causes a 30% drop in mpg because it has less energy than gas??? ... (talk.origins)
