I bought gasoline Sunday. Afterwards I passed a Maverik that sold ‘eco 88 unleaded’ for 10¢ less than regular unleaded. I think this is a little too much ethanol for my '87 Toyota pickup. Anyone know anything about it? I didn’t see it at any other station.

Like I mentioned in the gas mileage or something discussion, Iowa just voted to require 15% ethanol at most of their stations by 2026. It’s not the octane, it’s the ethanol content and whether your car can handle it. Certainly not good for small engines. You’ll likely see other states doing the s…

[image] bing: There is money in selling corn for fuel instead of food. Which is why I thought it so weird the government is promoting more ethanol for gasoline with the Russia-Ukraine war taking so much grain out of the market.

Sweet corn is still $1 per pound at Costco, has there been a great increase in price for cattle corn?

[image] Nevada_545: has there been a great increase in price for cattle corn? Planting happens in the Spring. So nothing in the ground yet. Ask again in October.

[image] TheWonderful90s: Technically E-15 is 88 octane so it is a form of premium. But I assume you need 89 octane or better. I doubt there’s an official definition of premium, but I’d say most people consider premium to be 91 and mid-grade to be 89. In any event, my car uses 91, as does my w…

[image] MikeInNH: Premium implies BETTER or IMPROVED. It’s NOT. I’ve heard that premium had better additives in the old days, although I don’t know how true that was. Today, that’s not the case, as you say.

You can call a grade of gasoline Alfred if you wish but the only thing that matters is the octane rating. All manufacturers tell you the minimum octane rating to use and many recommend higher. 88 Eco is nothing more than marketing.

Yeah, nothing “Eco” about it. Biofuels range from breakeven maybe (corn ethanol) to environmental disasters (diesel from palm oil).

[image] TheWonderful90s: Technically E-15 is 88 octane so it is a form of premium 88 octane isn’t premium, it’s not even mid-grade. 91 octane is the bare minimum for “premium”, with most areas of the country having 92-93 octane for premium. If your car requires premium then 88 or 89 octane …

Eco 88 unleaded

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MikeInNH May 18, 2022, 1:06pm 17

The power of Marketing. The word Premium is applied to a gas that’s higher octane. Premium implies BETTER or IMPROVED. It’s NOT. It’s just higher octane. It’s no wonder that a large percentage of people who drive vehicles which only require 87 octane are suckered into buying a higher octane because it’s called Premium instead of Higher Octane.

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