The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher ethanol gas blend in a move that they hope will tamp down consumer prices that have soared since the Iran war began.
The sale of E15 is typically discontinued in the summer because it can contribute to harmful air pollution.
Not all are convinced the move will substantially lower gas prices. E15 isn’t available in all states and some places don’t have the necessary infrastructure or enough of a supply of ethanol to ramp up use, said Kenneth Gillingham, a professor at the Yale School of the Environment who studies the impacts of transportation regulations on prices, emissions and consumer welfare.
Remember, more than 10% ethanol is not advised by most manufacturers and may harm your engine.
If this is implemented, it would be better to find ethanol free providers.
Realistically most vehicles made after 2010 have ethanol safe components and fuelling systems that can handle the change in energy density of E30. I’d still try to avoid it though
whats kinda funny is people put heet in their cars in winter near me.
HEET is a popular fuel-line antifreeze and water remover designed to prevent gas line freeze-ups, rust, and corrosion in automotive engines*. It works by absorbing moisture in the fuel tank, allowing it to burn with the fuel, and is especially effective in cold, winter conditions.
yeah by being alcohol. not ethanol. one type is methanol and another is ugh I forget but the other side of ethanol. Main reason it does not use ethanol is the complexities around consumption.
Ethanol is an alcohol.
yes. exactly. I made the distinction to head of any. heet does not use ethanol comments. it only does not use it because many products avoid ethanol due to higher levels of regulation around it.
Higher ethanol just means a different fuel map is used in the ECU. Many cars are flex fuel.