Not exactly.
Gasoline with ethanol will only experience phase separation if it has absorbed a "fair" amount of water. Otherwise it is well mixed.
I don't claim to fully understand the economics of gasoline refining and distributing but the last time I looked the commodity price for ethanol was about $1.50 per gallon.
While ethanol does contain less energy than gasoline it has the positive effect of burning cleaner than pure gasoline and is also an effective octane booster.
If you are unhappy with the outrageously low cost of gasoline in this country (compared with a good chunk of the rest of the world) you can certainly buy an electric car and an electric golf cart.
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Originally Posted by edlynette@cs.com
Ethanol is a corrosive
Ethanol does not stay in suspension with gas, it separates like oil and vinegar dressing
Ethanol has a specific gravity heavier than gas, so it sinks to the bottom of the tank. Gas station tanks have no stirring mechanism, so ethanol sinks to the bottom. Guess where the fuel pick up is.
Ethanol has less BTUs than gas - 30%
Ethanol is the great American scam
Distributors pay $0.52 a gallon,. How much do you pay at the pump??
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