Comments on: Plans to increase ethanol content in gas met with opposition http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/21/plans-to-increase-ethanol-content-in-gas-met-with-opposition/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: BUTTERNUT http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/21/plans-to-increase-ethanol-content-in-gas-met-with-opposition/#comment-6139 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:57:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2839#comment-6139 Does anyone find it funny that when O’bama announced higher CAFE standards (average MPG vehicles must meet) most of the auto industry applauded it? these are the same people who fought putting seat belts in cars. The reason is that our government is in lock step with their handlers (lobbyists). Automakers have a loophole from which to pass through which is known as “flex fuel vehicles” what the government has decreed in their simple minds is that E85 capable vehicles MPG is given credit for only the 15% gasoline contained in E85. Therefore a Hummer that is rated at 11 mpg that is E85 capable (regardless of whether they use it or not) is rated on the amount of gasoline (15%) used to travel the 10 miles. To reach the multiplier you divide 100% E85 by 15 (gasoline) and you get a multiplier of 6.66% (Ironic eh?) so that gas guzzler is shown as getting 67 mpg allowing the automakers to pretend fuel efficency.

]]> By: BUTTERNUT http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/21/plans-to-increase-ethanol-content-in-gas-met-with-opposition/#comment-23569 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:57:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2839#comment-23569 Does anyone find it funny that when O’bama announced higher CAFE standards (average MPG vehicles must meet) most of the auto industry applauded it? these are the same people who fought putting seat belts in cars. The reason is that our government is in lock step with their handlers (lobbyists). Automakers have a loophole from which to pass through which is known as “flex fuel vehicles” what the government has decreed in their simple minds is that E85 capable vehicles MPG is given credit for only the 15% gasoline contained in E85. Therefore a Hummer that is rated at 11 mpg that is E85 capable (regardless of whether they use it or not) is rated on the amount of gasoline (15%) used to travel the 10 miles. To reach the multiplier you divide 100% E85 by 15 (gasoline) and you get a multiplier of 6.66% (Ironic eh?) so that gas guzzler is shown as getting 67 mpg allowing the automakers to pretend fuel efficency.

]]> By: Spanky1 http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/21/plans-to-increase-ethanol-content-in-gas-met-with-opposition/#comment-6138 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:59:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2839#comment-6138 This is absurd. When I use 10% ethanol, my mileage drops by about 10%.

Ethanol subsidies and mandates should be discontinued.

Ethanol harms the planet: Using it produces MORE in greenhouse gases than does gasoline.

]]> By: Spanky1 http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/21/plans-to-increase-ethanol-content-in-gas-met-with-opposition/#comment-23567 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:59:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2839#comment-23567 This is absurd. When I use 10% ethanol, my mileage drops by about 10%.

Ethanol subsidies and mandates should be discontinued.

Ethanol harms the planet: Using it produces MORE in greenhouse gases than does gasoline.

]]> By: Spanky1 http://cleantechnica.com/2009/07/21/plans-to-increase-ethanol-content-in-gas-met-with-opposition/#comment-23568 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:59:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2839#comment-23568 This is absurd. When I use 10% ethanol, my mileage drops by about 10%.

Ethanol subsidies and mandates should be discontinued.

Ethanol harms the planet: Using it produces MORE in greenhouse gases than does gasoline.

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