[Vision2020] E85

[Tom Hansen]

What I understand is that there are two types of ethanol on the "market".
Ethanol 30 and Ethanol 80 (sometimes referred to as "Ethanol 85").  I
further understand that the oil industry strongly supports Ethanol 30 as the
"adoption" of Ethanol 30 would not cut into the oil industry's bottom line
(and would extend their profits into the next millennium) as much as Ethanol
80 would.

 

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007) 

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From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Dan Carscallen
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 6:52 AM
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] E85

 

I just read a letter to the editor in the Trib that says the Stinker Station
at the top of Thain Grade is selling E85 ethanol blend (85% ethanol, 15%
gasoline).  Doing some research, I see that E85 has an octane rating of 105.
The feller also claims in his letter that it's $0.35 cheaper than regular
gasoline.  I've read in other places that, even though they don't quite get
the fuel mileage out of the E85, they still come out ahead dollar-wise due
to the price difference.

 

Anyone know if there's any available here in town?  I'd like to try it out
in my dirt bike or ATV.  Not sure if it will work in my rigs since they
aren't "flex-fuel" engines.  It probably won't work in them, but in my
KTM525, 105 octane would go a long ways toward preventing detonation.

 

DC

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