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| :Ethanol |
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| MOTOR FUELS? |
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Ethanol is the 100% pure
ethanol that is distilled at the production
facility. It contains no petroleum.
Ethanol can be blended with gasoline to create an ethanol blend. E10 is
a common ethanol blend of 10% ethanol/90% unleaded gasoline and is used
as an octane enhancer to improve air quality.
All auto manufacturers
approve the use of low-level ethanol blends like E10. E10 ethanol blends
are successfully used in all types of vehicles and engines that require
gasoline. From a consumer perspective, there is no noticeable difference
in vehicle performance when low-level ethanol blends are used.
E85 is not gasoline, but rather an alternative fuel comprising 85%
ethanol/15% unleaded gasoline for use in Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs).
These vehicles are truly flexible in that their owners have a choice
whether to use E85, any blend of ethanol up to that 85% level, or
straight unleaded gasoline. Because there is a slight difference in the
energy content of ethanol and gasoline, there may be a slight reduction
in vehicle fuel economy when using ethanol. |
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