pzhoward

I had a choice (and chose non-ethanol) up until Dec. 31st...


Excerpt from 2008 Florida FUEL STANDARD:
"-- Beginning December 31, 2010, all gasoline sold or offered for sale in Florida by a terminal supplier, importer, blender, or wholesaler shall be blended gasoline.
EXEMPTIONS.--The requirements of this act do not apply to the following:
(a) Fuel used in aircraft.
(b) Fuel sold for use in boats and similar watercraft.
(c) Fuel sold to a blender.
(d) Fuel sold for use in collector vehicles or vehicles eligible to be licensed as collector vehicles, off-road vehicles, motorcycles, or small engines.".
For Florida RFS Renewable Fuel Standard -See House Bill 7135, Section 103 of the Florida Statutes.

Now, I do not have a choice. I feel so violated!!!

TLer trash

Even Al Gore has admitted that ethanol was a mistake. Our wonderful government, however still thinks a 6 billion dollar subsidy to turn food into fuel is a good idea.

Karanx7

iTrader: (2)

The owner's manual for our car states that up to 10% is fine.

Unfortunately, there are people who had the misfortune of being dropped as babies. These people are pushing for 15%-20% ethanol by volume. This much ethanol would do damage to any rubber components in our vehicles' fuel line. Either way, I don't think it will be a problem as long as it stays under 10%.

01tl4tl

Obama signed a bill calling for 15% E gas!!
BUT
it will only be used in cars newer than, iirc 2006, dont quote me on that date of car manufacture,,might be 2016!

01tl4tl

we are ok with E10, makers had that in mind when the cars were produced

MTBE is the old additive, but it destroys the Earth,,so its E10 for everyone

steeze4twenty@hotmail.com

Order a tanker truck from canada, Our premium at most gas stations contain no ethanol

rcb2000

what a bunch of mis-informed fools bitching about e-10 if you want to call it that but hello dumb ass' it's been out since the eighties without any issue, it does not eat the seals in modern cars. It can cause moister issue in the gas if they set for extend periods of times, older boats and cars can have some issue's as they used a different type of rubber in the seals and fuel lines and are easily upgradable but anything newer than 1980 won't have any problems at all.

01tl4tl

at 10 percent it wont you are correct
the concern is the rising amounts--15%,, the car makers are not or were not prepared for
Will the new gas only be for newest cars? then I dont care

while its not great for combustion,, its less harmful to the earth than MTBE which it replaced. Those with children and grandkids may appreciate that~ the Earth being livable in 20 years

thelastaspec

<3 Alberta oil sands

For you guys in the states, Alberta also has no sales tax, or any provincial tax - they have a surplus of $$!

01tl4tl

It must really suck to live there if they have to practically pay you to!!