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Date:         Fri, 3 May 2013 07:12:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Vern in Bend <vernmcintosh@EONI.COM>
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From:         Vern in Bend <vernmcintosh@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sucky Gas Mileage - ethanol free
In-Reply-To:  <518325BD.1080908@gmail.com>
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> "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


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