E85 Ethanol, anyone used it yet? Options

[impala454]

I got a new truck last week and it can use this stuff... no stations in Lubbock yet but I see several in Texas. Has anyone used it yet?

[dauss]

I totally would like to think that GM's intentions are to ween us off foreign oil, but the timing of this "Live Green Go Yellow" is just odd. GM and Ford started making them flex-fuel because there are massive excess mileage credits to be had. So when GM first started making the Suburbun, even though the actual gas mileage 15mph, on paper with the credits it increased it to 29mpg. Why did they do this, because there would be millions of dollars in fines enacted if they didn't meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy(CAFE) regulations.

With Ford and GM recently posting over a billion dollars in losses they needed something to improve their image and increase car sales when they are losing out to MPG leaders like Toyota. They just neglected to mention on those Live Green Go Yellow commercials on TV is that gas mileage is reduced.

i think all gas is 90/10 now that they phased out mtbe

Actually, in most large cities it should all be 90% gas/10% ethanol and oxygenated to reduce CO emissions for the summer. I think they will switch it back to 100% gas for the winter. I noticed in Lubbock the octane dropped, but didn't notice any stations put up any "Contains Ethanol" stickers at the pump like I saw in Dallas.

i haven't seen prices but i thought E85 was cheaper than gas?

I haven't seen prices either but online there is a list of gas stations online. I had called up a couple(on the same day) a few weeks ago just wondering how much it is, and one station was selling it for $1.99 and another for $2.69(this was back when regular was $2.79). Without any sort of real regulation, I guess the price fluctuates on supply and demand. But if you think about it, if there is only one station that sells it for $1.99, and its 20 miles away, and your gas mileage could drop 25%-40%, is it still worth it?