OK, I guess I have to make another post for the dreamers. Alcohol is not cost effiecive. It is only used because of the subsidy, the Iowa farm lobby, and the environmental nitwits. If you put methanol or ethanol in your tank, say 10% with 90% gasoline, you get a reduction of mileage of up to 10%. Maybe one of you math geniuses can tell me how it is cost effective to get a lower gas mileage. If alcohol bearing gasoline costs $1.40 (as in Oklahoma), you can go to a station that sells alcohol-free fuel for $1.50. It seems to me that you are losing 4-5 cents a gallon at the reduced mileage. Youall need to think of gallons/mile or $/mile instead of miles/gallon or $/gallon.
Next, think of the people with chain saws, lawn mowers, log splitters, weed eaters,leaf blowers, kawasakis, gasoline pumps, boats, etc. The small engines barely run on low octane unleaded. What do you think will happen with ethanol on a cold wet day?
Mr. George: CNG fuel is OK for local deliveries and public transportation where competant maintenance is resident. However, any presurized gas system has a short life and many places to leak. It really is not very good for cross country travel.
Your approach is for more big government to pass a new rule or law. That is the sorority girl or liberal/marxist approach. “I’m gonna make a new rule…” The dead tree version of US code now extends from DC to SFO. Enough is enough. The only ones who benefit are the lawyers.
