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Originally Posted by chadrcr
asuming his real gas is near $4.00, gotta be saving more than .55
in 06 it WAS 50 cents less.... 2.25 < 2.75
great
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With all those E85 vehicles on the road you would think they would come up with a more effecient way to make ethanol instead of using corn which is one of the most ineffecient ways. Also. the reason I really only save about ten bucks is the mileage difference I get between burning ethanol as opposed to gas is pretty dramatic. From around 16 to 17 mpg w/gas down to 11 mpg with ethanol, however even at $2.79 a gallon is it still more economical to burn ethanol right now. If it gets much higher though or gas comes down some the benefit would start to diminish quite rapidly. And considering they say that to produce a gallon of ethanol using corn actually puts as much carbon in the atmosphere as 1.3 gallons of gas, without a financial benefit there is really no reason to burn ethanol.