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Jan 9, 2012

ALTERNATIVE FUELS TROUBLES * USA

* Florida - The Effects of Ethanol on Fuel Mileage

Palm Coast,FL,USA -Auto Trends Magazine, by Matt Keegan -December 15, 2011: -- Most gasoline powered cars run on straight gasoline although these vehicles can also safely run on an ethanol blend consisting of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline. Known as E10 fuel or gasohol, many service station pumps across the nation offer this blend. A placard should be posted on the pump alerting you that E10 fuel is in use... Ethanol, however, is less fuel efficient than straight gasoline. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that cars fueled with E10 will typically see a drop in fuel efficiency by 3 or 4 percent. What that means is if your car is averaging 30 mpg, you will most likely average about 29 mpg with E10 fuel. Certainly, that doesn’t make for much of a difference for one fill up, but over the course of a year you’ll pay for it...

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