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Subject:Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
From:Vern in Bend
Date:Fri, 3 May 2013 07:12:07 -0700

> "Problem is.....ethanol-free fuel sells for a premium akin to diesel or
> high test.  Which eliminates any advantages the small increase in fuel
> economy gives you."
>
> I am curious to see how many extra miles per gallon E0 gives over E10.
> To that end, while I'm not logging cost, I have been alternating
> tanksful of fuel between E10 and E0 since September and logging mileage.
> In four short months I will have the results of a year's worth of
> fill-ups. Stand by.
>

In Oregon, all ethanol-free gasoline for vehicles is premium-grade, and the
cost does reflect that.

And, being that it is 91-92 octane, Rocky's experiment will fail to show a
result that can be attributed to E0 alone.

Regards, Vern