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- From: mellum@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com
- Subject: Re: Oxygenated Gasoline and Low MPG (super unleaded?)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.124702.1@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com>
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- References: <1993Jan4.031145.24452@julian.uwo.ca> <ELI.93Jan3201123@regal.cisco.com> <ALC.93Jan4095528@gdstech.GRUMMAN.COM> <1993Jan4.194019.7034@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 18:47:02 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan4.194019.7034@leland.Stanford.EDU>, stankus@leland.Stanford.EDU (John J. Stankus) writes:
- >
- > I missed the first part of this thread, so forgive me if this has
- > been discussed. The oxygenated fuels are supposed to be better for emissions,
- > but cause a loss in mileage. Does the emission improvemnet offset the
- > gas mileage decrease? I guess what I am asking is what is the comparision
- > between emissions/MILE of each of these fuels? This seems to be more
- > pertinent than idle emissions for each.
- >
- Not to mention the amount of fuel and other things used by farmers to grow the
- extra corn to produce the ethanol.
-
- Funny story, I have a relative in North Dakota that manages the local coop. The
- farmers in the area keep harping on him to push harder to sell more ethanol
- blended fuels. So he asks them if they use it in their equipment, of course
- their response is that they won't use the stuff!
-
- Ron
- mellum@skyler.mavd.honeywell.com
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