Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] How Many Miles to the Bushel?

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Sat, 3 Jun 2006, Vern Green wrote:

> Much like hybrids, these alternative fuels are not about being cheaper 
> then gasoline, though some of them are, most of it has to do with being 
> cleaner.
>
> I saw a report on the local news channel here recently about E85 and the 
> problem with it right now is the cost of creating the ethanol in the 
> first place. There was also mention that it is not nearly as efficient 
> as gasoline, so the cost goes even higher.
>
> I think the real benefit in E85 is that it is cleaner burning and it 
> could potentially reduce our use of foreign oil.

Last year, E85 was selling for as much as $0.70 less per gallon than 
regular unleaded.  Now it's about $0.50 less.  If the NY Times article was 
correct in stating that it costs twice as much to use E85 as gasoline, 
doesn't that imply that mileage per gallon is less than half with E85 than 
with gasoline?

I see what you mean about benefit, but if the price doesn't come down, I 
don't think E85 will succeed.  As someone pointed out, there are many cars 
on the road that can use E85 but few of them do so.  Few individuals will 
be willing to double their fuel costs in order to theoretically reduce 
pollution and dependence on foreign oil.  That would just be too much to 
pay.

Mike


> On 5/30/06, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> > So this article finds that E85 is twice as expensive to use as gasoline
> > and M85 is much worse than E85.  Does that seem right?  See below.
> > --Mike
> >
> >
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/27/business/media/27offline.html

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