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roosterk0031 · 10-31-2014, 04:25 PM

Kind of funny how the numbers worked out, E85 up to almost 10% more efficient combustion energy transfer than E0, my suburban lost 18% mpg using E85, from the research I did a few years ago, I found E85 has 28% less energy per volume E0. Pretty sure my fuel source was the N/S Dakota study on mid ethanol blend on MPG. Can't find that one again.

But here's another one that's even better since I used E10 not E0.

http://www.ascension-publishing.com/BIZ/HD2-Neb.pdf

"When compared to the E10 ethanol blend, E20, E30 and E85 fuel blends have 3.5%, 7.1% and 26.5% less BTU’s per
gallon."

Don't have time to read it now and too many pages to print. I'll have to tonight at home.

26.5% less energy - 18% less mpg = 8.5% more efficient and in the range from the graph above.

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roosterk0031 Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: na Posts: 1,025 Thanks: 277 Thanked 218 Times in 185 Posts	Kind of funny how the numbers worked out, E85 up to almost 10% more efficient combustion energy transfer than E0, my suburban lost 18% mpg using E85, from the research I did a few years ago, I found E85 has 28% less energy per volume E0. Pretty sure my fuel source was the N/S Dakota study on mid ethanol blend on MPG. Can't find that one again. But here's another one that's even better since I used E10 not E0. http://www.ascension-publishing.com/BIZ/HD2-Neb.pdf "When compared to the E10 ethanol blend, E20, E30 and E85 fuel blends have 3.5%, 7.1% and 26.5% less BTU’s per gallon." Don't have time to read it now and too many pages to print. I'll have to tonight at home. 26.5% less energy - 18% less mpg = 8.5% more efficient and in the range from the graph above.