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tonyt53

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52. My F150 gets about 4 mpg less with E85 than E10. When I pull my trailer is goes to about 5.5 less.
Mon Oct 31, 2016, 03:29 PM
Oct 2016

I do run E85 about every 6th or 7th tank to keep the injectors clean though. With the next tank of E10 i get about 1.5 mpg better than before.

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Ethanol Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #1
The numbers might change your view... kristopher Oct 2016 #4
Fertilization? Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #5
That's a comparison of two methods for producing (bio)fuels for ICEs kristopher Oct 2016 #6
Robbing Peter to pay Paul Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #7
Actually they do consider the nature and role of the feedstocks.... kristopher Oct 2016 #9
Ummmm... Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #11
Ummmmm.... kristopher Oct 2016 #12
Maybe you grabbed the wrong link? Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #13
So you aren't referencing sustainability practices ... kristopher Oct 2016 #14
? Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #15
It isn't complicated kristopher Oct 2016 #16
DOA Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #17
You are making the unwarranted assumption that it isn't included. kristopher Oct 2016 #18
Biology 101 Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #19
Which has nothing at all to do with the specious nature of the criticism. kristopher Oct 2016 #20
WTF? Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #21
. kristopher Oct 2016 #22
Food vs. Fuel Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #23
"Since you're hell bent on playing stupid..." kristopher Oct 2016 #24
Food vs. Fuel....again Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #25
Subject kristopher Oct 2016 #26
Food vs. Fuel.....take 3 Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #27
The fact that you think you're offering cogent criticism is astounding. kristopher Oct 2016 #28
Food vs. Fuel.....take IV Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #29
If you want to have a discussion about ethanol start another thread. kristopher Oct 2016 #30
My bad. Dr.Jones Oct 2016 #31
Yes, it is. kristopher Oct 2016 #32
My F150 gets about 4 mpg less with E85 than E10. When I pull my trailer is goes to about 5.5 less. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #52
e-cars just shift the dirt around if powered by coal generated electricity instead of petroleum nt msongs Oct 2016 #2
I don't think that's accurate, but... kristopher Oct 2016 #3
Have we won? progressoid Oct 2016 #8
Good to know. kristopher Oct 2016 #10
"What could derail the revolution?" NickB79 Oct 2016 #33
Saying it will fail because it will fail is a fail in itself. kristopher Oct 2016 #34
Yeah, I'm sure things will work out just fine for us NickB79 Oct 2016 #39
How is that related to the OP? kristopher Oct 2016 #40
The idea of a 'trajectory' implies 'momentum' or 'inertia' muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #35
That's an interesting thought... kristopher Oct 2016 #36
I don't see at all that "we as a species" have deliberately chosen renewables muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #37
It sounds like you're describing the inertia of the existing fossil system. kristopher Oct 2016 #38
I'd like to cover one point I neglected to address earlier kristopher Oct 2016 #42
Shot down because as a whole, people don't care enough about it muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #44
I'm sorry but "the same thing" did not happen in the UK. kristopher Oct 2016 #45
"the challenge is to make that work" - you were saying the revolution was already won muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #46
I'm sorry, but are you equating a single minor battle with an entire war? kristopher Oct 2016 #47
Here's what I was referring to muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #48
"The article says that victory is inevitable. It's wrong." kristopher Oct 2016 #49
The support is the figures. We have fuck all renewables so far. muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #50
"And, as I said, there is no 'inertia' in economics. That's wishful thinking." kristopher Oct 2016 #51
No, I'm not claming inertia there muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #53
You haven't made a single legitimate argument yet. kristopher Oct 2016 #54
No, you've misread that. I attacked you for knowing *less* muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #55
Nope. kristopher Oct 2016 #56
Your complacency is worrying muriel_volestrangler Oct 2016 #57
Great way to "win" by false framing. kristopher Oct 2016 #58
UK drops to new low in global renewable energy league table kristopher Nov 2016 #60
Inertia and trajectory kristopher Nov 2016 #59
I believe big oil has realized it Victor_c3 Oct 2016 #41
It hasn't been OPEC so much as it's been Saudi Arabia. kristopher Oct 2016 #43
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