OaklandCowboy
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does anyone run this fuel in your Avy? if so any pros/cons....it's almost a dollar cheaper in my area...just curious
The price is $2.54/Gallon for gas and $2.10 for E851967DropTop said:According to https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=24711 it costs more to run E85. They don't seem to provide the actual prices used for the their calculations.
This is suspect to me. Exactly 16.0 and 12.0 respectively?. When I compared them I got 15.8 on 87 octane pump gas and 12.4mpg on E85 in my 2008.1967DropTop said:But they do show the MPG for each fuel.
Calicak89 said:The price is $2.54/Gallon for gas and $2.10 for E85This is suspect to me. Exactly 16.0 and 12.0 respectively?. When I compared them I got 15.8 on 87 octane pump gas and 12.4mpg on E85 in my 2008.
Another thing to consider here is your MPG or range per tank can deviate using E85 as it is a gasoline/ethanol blend and can contain anywhere from 17 to 49% gasoline depending upon when and where you get it. You might fill up this week and it's 20% gas, but when you fill up in 2 weeks you get 40% gas. The blend ratio also determines the change in MPG and cost/mile.
based on the few times I have tried it, I would say that's an accurate assessment.1967DropTop said:So can we say 12.4/15.8 = 78%, and 12/16 = 75% and if the E85 costs less than 75% of gas then E85 is probably the better buy? A higher gas ratio in the "E85" would only make MPG better.