I wholeheartedly agree.
And now we, or at least I, know two new things about premium vs. regular:
1. Why all premium grade gasolines are not ethanol free, and
2. When used in premium grade gasolines, ethanol functions as an octane
booster, and not as a tailpipe emissions reducer as when used in regular
grade gasoline.
However, there is at least one new question that comes from all this:
What percentage of ethanol is added when used as an octane booster?