Gas mileage with ethanol free vs 10% ethanol

You miss the point of federal gas mileage testing. They do it so that car buyers can compare fuel mileage from different cars all tested the same way. It’s a lab test designed by EPA and DoE and executed by the auto manufacturers. They even tell you that your mileage might be different. Here’s how they measure it. They also only E10 and E85 if it is a flex fuel vehicle.

https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/how_tested.shtml

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