ADias

Is ethanol-free gas available in CA? in the SF Bay Area in particular?

Does Chevron and Shell always blend with 10% ethanol?

Ethanol is bad news an we should avoid it if we can.

buckwheat987

You won't want to hear this:

The EPA will most likely vote to increase permissable levels of ethanol in gas to 15% sometime time mid 2010.

TooSixy

And how is our P-car gonna handle the 15% ethanol in gas? Isn't it only designed to handle up to 10%?

ADias

We have to stop this nonsense. Current engines will not run w/ 15% ethanol. The solution may be to horde large amounts of gas (ethanol-free) in strategic points in the country and sell memberships to fuel there.

buckwheat987

excellent questions as is ADias point.

I'm not sure what we can do but this 15% will happen

ADias

We, the people, must send a clear message to our representatives in DC.

sclemmons

They are so inclined to pay attention to the people these days. Particularly the 997 demographic.

bradyb

This could have had an impact not too long ago, but not these days. Not a chance. The best thing that could happen here is that more ethanol plants go bankrupt due to the current anti-business climate in Washington (putting it nicely).

http://www.californiagasprices.com/F...age_no=1&FAV=N

Merry Christmas!

Hella-Buggin'

Since the best we can get here in the sf bay area is 91 anyways, let's find a good 93 source to stockpile.

OCBen

Good one.

ADias

93 is ideal, but I can live with 91. Ethanol is the problem.

bradyb

From what I understand (I grew up in Iowa, the Farm Welfare State) ethanol isn't even all that "green" for many reasons, correct?

todd.

93 octane is one of the good things I got when I moved from Corona del Mar, CA to Massachusetts. The weather's a whole other story.

todd.

It falls under the Green agenda. Anyway, I'll let OCBen analyze this one and give the us the answer.

OCBen

Ah hell no. You ain't puttin' this one on me!