Re: E15….coming

[amuller]

I don’t think there is much of a credible argument that corn ethanol in motor fuel is environmentally beneficial. It’s a subsidy for the corn growers, essentially. In SW Minnesota ethanol plants themselves have caused major air and water pollution. But it would be hard to find a Corn Belt politician saying these things.

The E15 pumps in my neighborhood say it’s OK for vehicles 2001 and newer. To my way of thinking, modern computerized fuel systems can adapt to fuel type, altitude, temperatures, and so on. But I am not sure how older two-stroke motors with fixed-jet carbs will do. The energy content/unit volume of ethanol is much lower than gasoline…..