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gasoline question - wurm - 07-01-2006
I filled up my gas tank again today and it reminded me of a question I wanted to ask last time. I happened to notice on the pump, a sign stating that the gasoline was up to 10% ethanol. This was a Mobil station (sorry, but I love using the SpeedPass), but I was wondering if this is common to all gas stations nowadays. I noticed a similar sign last time at a different Mobil station.
Has gasoline always contained ethanol or is this a result of trying to keep artificially high costs artificially lower?
(P.S. For the first time in 30+ years of driving, I managed to overfill the gas tank to the point of spillage. The &$@)% pump didn't shut itself off, and it was pumping so ^&*$^&# slowly I didn't notice it until I saw it trickling under the vehicle. Really screws up one's gas mileage figures when that happens)
Re: gasoline question - Kiva - 07-01-2006
ethanol has replaced mtbe, at least in CA, as an additive that reduces emissions. MTBE is bad stuff...
kiva
Re: gasoline question - microchip13 - 07-01-2006
Everywhere here in CO it has 10% Ethanol. And Pretty much everywhere else I've been too I've noticed that there's 10% Ethanol in it.
Re: gasoline question - AlphaDog - 07-01-2006
I filled up yesterday, and I don't remember seeing anything about ethanol on the pump; I was at a 76 station.I do know that several years ago, when I was traveling in the Midwest (back in the days when we thought $2 a gallon was highway robbery), there was an additive to gas in Indiana, which I think was ethanol.
Is this something that might vary state to state? I'm in Washington.
Re: gasoline question - spearmint - 07-01-2006
Ethanol is an outdated subsidy for corn producers.
http://www.mindfully.org/Air/2003/Ethanol-Largest-Scam6jun03.htm
Re: gasoline question - Racer X - 07-02-2006
been using it here in western washington for a decade or so. it is an oxygenate that cleans up the emmisions. we get some nasty stagnant air here sometimes, being ringed by mountains.
AlphaDog, look for the small sticker on the pumps, probably on the lower half, about 5 inches square. I know Puyallup has it, and i am pretty sure the Tacoma area does as well. (All of Puget Sound I believe)
Re: gasoline question - AlphaDog - 07-02-2006
OK. I'm not into standing around reading gas pumps, so it could have been there for decades without me seeing it. What was the stuff they used to add to our gas during winter months only? Was it ethanol and we're now getting it all the time? I know I used to be able to see a noticeable decrease in my gas mileage for a few months each year; back then I used the car for work so bought lots of gas and kept meticulous records.
Re: gasoline question - OWC Jamie - 07-02-2006
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Re: gasoline question - Bernie - 07-02-2006
Major name stations do not have Ethanol in their gas. There is an off brand here or there that does. People here would bitch if they put that corn syrup in their cars.
Re: gasoline question - BigGuynRusty - 07-02-2006
[quote Bernie]Major name stations do not have Ethanol in their gas. There is an off brand here or there that does. People here would bitch if they put that corn syrup in their cars.
You don't live in California?
It is required here, MTBE was banned because it gets in the water table.
All auto fuel must be oxygenated in CA.
"Reformulated gasoline (RFG) is gasoline blended to burn cleaner and reduce smog-forming and toxic pollutants in the air we breathe. The Clean Air Act requires that RFG be used in cities with the worst smog pollution to reduce harmful emissions of ozone.
The Act also specified that RFG contain oxygen - 2 percent by weight. MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) and ethanol are the two most commonly used substances that add oxygen to gasoline. Oil companies decide which substance to use to meet the law's requirements."
BGnR