Originally Posted by treatneggy:
Unfortunately, it takes foreign oil to power the tractors and trucks to plant, harvest and then transport the corn to the processing plants. How much diesel gets burned for each gallon of ethanol that's produced?
Oh, it's already a known fact that it takes more energy to produce a gallon of E85 than that gallon of E-85 reproduces! That kind of circle logic escapes me.
However, my main post to start this thread was to point out the difference in fuel economy between E-85 and gasoline, and how it was not cost effective to run E-85 because the fuel economy was much different than the price difference. And, to kick myself for NOT having done the homework before hand to discover that. By posting the thread, I hope to alert others to that situation, so they won't make the same mistake I made.
I don't think we are stepping on anyone's toes by expanding the thread, but let's keep it civil and make sure we don't stray into anything political that might get the thread axed. Thanks for the comments so far.
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Originally Posted by hotreds:
Actually, most of the govt $$ go to big agri-businesses and "gentleman" farmers like Ted Turner. Another reason to do away with all farm subsidies!
The way that farm subsidies are handled in this country is completely upside down. It'd be akin to Warren Buffet getting food stamps.
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Originally Posted by Stephen:
The way that farm subsidies are handled in this country is completely upside down. It'd be akin to Warren Buffet getting food stamps.
Don't give the govt any ideas!
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I once read that you need to fill the tank a few times with E85 to give the cars computer some type to get used to that type of fuel. Supposedly after a few fill-ups the computer would know the correct way to properly burn the fuel more efficiently. Not sure if any of that is true, but just like a bunch of you, I filled my tank once with E85 and noticed a significant decrease in fuel economy. I didn't bother trying to find out if that was true or not. It was in an article I read online. And we all know how trustworthy internet articles are.
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