E15 Coming this Summer

StarTech

StarTech

Lawn Royalty
Well guys get ready E15 is coming this Summer if not already in your area. I done lost two new vacuum fuel pumps to it already.
 
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I am fairly aware of the problems. As usual the powers to be is only seeing / promoting one side of the story and not the whole story. What worst is the public falls for it.

Its like all the green energy being pushed. No one is saying much at all about all the pollution it creates in the process.
 
i'll try not to get political here, but, the E15 was pushed by one of the representatives from the mid-west. Of course this is corn country. Apparently he got it passed with the promise of cleaner air, etc.

I buy non ethanol gas. true, it's hard to find and it costs more, but, well worth it. My truck has a Hemi and my gas milage did improve and i can tell the truck runs better ( more responsive) Hopefully, all my yard equipment will last much longer using non-ethanol gas.

If you can, avoid the E15 at all costs, it will ruin everything you use it in. It won't give you better gas milage, you will use more fuel, it doesn't "clean the air".
 
Where is this? Find it hard to believe that it is the only fuel available to you.
Just don't buy it.
Personally I always run 90 octane non ethanol in my small engines.
 
mark abby said:
i'll try not to get political here, but, the E15 was pushed by one of the representatives from the mid-west. Of course this is corn country. Apparently he got it passed with the promise of cleaner air, etc.

I buy non ethanol gas. true, it's hard to find and it costs more, but, well worth it. My truck has a Hemi and my gas milage did improve and i can tell the truck runs better ( more responsive) Hopefully, all my yard equipment will last much longer using non-ethanol gas.

If you can, avoid the E15 at all costs, it will ruin everything you use it in. It won't give you better gas milage, you will use more fuel, it doesn't "clean the air".
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"Pay no attention to the man behind the screen".
 
I searched to see if there was a mandate to move to E15 and found this: "Beginning January 1, 2026, retail gasoline fueling stations must advertise and sell E15 from at least one gasoline dispenser." That doesnt mean it will be the only thing you can buy. Some will though.
 
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I searched to see if there was a mandate to move to E15 and found this: "Beginning January 1, 2026, retail gasoline fueling stations must advertise and sell E15 from at least one gasoline dispenser." That doesnt mean it will be the only thing you can buy. Some will though.
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I think we'll need to watch this- if there's any financial incentive for stations to sell E15 over E10, they will and we'll have to search for stations that carry what we want. That usually means the areas surrounding larger cities won't have any options.
 
Anyone who has taken a basic physics class knows Ethanol mixed fuel has a lower thermal efficiency compared to regular gasoline. That means mileage is lower, but the byproduct of exhaust is supposedly cleaner. It's all about reducing carbon byproducts in the air.

They are ratcheting up the amount of Ethanol to basically help/promote corn farmers who have overplanted and reducing the use of actual straight gasoline. Ethanol is cheaper, so fuel companies can profit more per gallon.

I wonder how long it will be before they eliminate non-ethanol fuel all together. It's already overpriced.

Some countries are producing E-85 from sugar beets and that is some really bad stuff.

Similar changes are happening with diesel and the "ultra-low sulfur" fuel to reduce emissions. Modern diesel fuel attracts more water than ever. Bio Diesel is even worse. Older mechanical injection systems are being killed off more every day.
 
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