Monday, December 8, 2008

E85 and gas

Well, I haven't update this in awhile, but I have still been using E85 up until a few weeks ago. E85 has been very positive for me, especially when gas prices this summer were outrageous. E85 was consistently priced 20%-30% lower than gas. 13-14 mpg on 2 tanks of gas, and 11-12 mpg on E85.

The cool thing is that my truck will run on either, and with gas near $1.50, E85 is no longer priced 20% less, per e85prices.com so I am running on gas, which is more cost effective for me. The way gas prices fluctuate has always bothered me. Who can figure it out? Global economy, supply, demand, taxes, tariffs, etc. Now that I have a choice, an alternative, who cares. I'll go with the cheapest, but then the 'buy American' ideal goes out the window. It is similar to those new house furnaces that run on both electricity and natural gas and can switch between the two depending on the cost per therm.