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In response to "Trivia of the day: How much ethanol does a bushel of corn yield?" by Walt_Disney

ethanol question - more so to assure myself that ST did not let me down - there is an ugly rumor in OK that ethanol in the gas reduces gas mileage?

Posted by Epiphany (aka Epiphany) Dec 10 '08, 12:44

true or false? in Oklahoma over Thanksgiving holiday - every station had a big sign " our gas has no ethanol" - what the hell?

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E-10 doesn't cause significant drop. E-85 does -- nm - VMan Dec 10, 12:47
ethanol contains less energy than gasoline, yes. -- nm - Reagen Dec 10, 12:46 14
- okay - so I admit to being dumb about this = why again are we making our gas less fuel efficent? -- nm - Epiphany Dec 10, 12:48 13
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    - wow - I have, obvie, heard of ethanol but assumed ( incorrectly it appears) it was better/cheaper in all ways -- nm - Epiphany Dec 10, 12:53 6
      - it *is* a renewable energy source unlike petroleum but other plants would be better sources -- nm - zork Dec 10, 13:00
      - This site has some good info and doesn't appear very biased despite being a producer. -- (link) - VMan Dec 10, 12:56
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        Of course, just about anything that Bush championed should be regarded with caution. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 12:56 2
        
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        true, on both counts. - znufrii Dec 10, 13:02
    - And that corn farmers need subsidized. -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 12:51
  - burns cleaner. - Reagen Dec 10, 12:50 2
    - but is also horribly polluting to produce, ironically./ -- nm - znufrii Dec 10, 12:53 1
      - depends how you do it and what you're comparing it to. -- nm - Reagen Dec 10, 12:54
  - renewable? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 12:49

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