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Ptero · 08-23-2009, 01:07 PM

AREAS TO AVOID IN CROSS COUNTRY MPG TRIPS
courtesy of ExxonMobil

ETHANOL IS FORCED ON CONSUMERS OF SEVERAL STATES AND METRO AREAS, REDUCING MPG BY ABOUT 30%. ALL OXYGENATED GASOLINE CONTAINS ETHANOL. FUEL UP OUTSIDE THESE AREAS FOR DRAMATIC MPG GAINS! I DO - AND I GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

http://www.api.org/aboutoilgas/other...ements_Map.pdf
http://www.exxon.com/USA-English/Fil...p%20100102.pdf

IF YOU REALLY LOVE ETHANOL, YOU CAN MODIFY YOUR ENGINE WITH HIGHER COMPRESSION AND DIFFERENT TIMING TO RUN ON ETHANOL-RICH GASOLINE OR PURE ETHANOL FOR AROUND $2000 TO $5000. BUT IN CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE ENGINES, INCLUDING "FLEX FUEL" TYPES, ETHANOL SERVES A PRIMARY PURPOSE AS AN OXYGENATOR AND A SECONDARY PURPOSE AS A LOWER QUALITY FUEL. THIS ROBS MILEAGE AND THROWS AWAY ANY SO-CALLED "GAINS" FROM AGRICULTURAL FUELS. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THIS, SIMPLY MAINTAIN A MILEAGE LOG ON YOUR NEXT CROSS COUNTRY TRIP - USING THE ABOVE MAPS. THE DIFFERENCE IN MPG WILL BE LIKE A SLAP IN THE FACE.

THE ETHANOL MANDATE IS A PAYOFF TO THE FARM STATES BY POLITICIANS. AND NOTE THAT MOST OF THE FARM STATE AREAS DO NOT HAVE ETHANOL MANDATES.

I ASKED A FARMER WHY THEY DON'T RUN THE ETHANOL THEY MAKE IN THEIR OWN FARM EQUIPMENT. "WE'RE NOT STUPID," HE TOLD ME. "WE CAN'T GET ANY POWER OUT OF IT!"

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