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Performance
- Auto manufacturers approve, and even recommend, fuel enriched with up to 10% ethanol for all cars.
- Flexible fuel vehicles are designed to run on E85 (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) — the cleanest-burning, renewable
fuel available today.
- By looking at your vehicle’s fuel cap, you can tell if it's a flexible-fuel vehicle — meaning it can run on
regular gasoline, 10% ethanol-enriched fuel or E85.
- Fuel enriched with 10% ethanol is manufacturer-approved for use in small engines, including power equipment, motorcycles,
snowmobiles, and outboard motors.
- Ethanol is the highest-performance fuel on the market, with an octane rating of 113.
- Ethanol-enriched fuel contains more oxygen — so it burns cleaner
- Fuel enriched with 10% ethanol burns cleaner, helping to remove leave gummy deposits in the fuel system, so engines can
run with optimal performance.
- Enriching fuel with 10% ethanol helps it to burn cleaner and at a cooler temperature, which can add to engine longevity.
Environment
- Ethanol is a clean-burning, renewable fuel.
- E85 is the cleanest burning fuel available on the market today.
- 10% ethanol-enriched fuel reduces carbon monoxide better than any other gasoline — by as much as 30%.
- The use of 10% ethanol-enriched fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 12 – 19% compared with conventional gasoline,
according to Argonne National Laboratory.
- Ethanol reduces tailpipe fine particulate matter emissions by 50%. These emissions pose a threat to those with respiratory
ailments.
- Ethanol is biodegradable, meaning it won't harm groundwater in the event of a spill.
American Made
- Ethanol-enriched fuels account for approximately 30% of all fuel sold in the United States.
- Ethanol is made from crops grown in America, primarily corn and milo.
- Today there are more than 95 ethanol plants across the country.
- Ethanol replaces gasoline that would require the use of 600,000 barrels of oil a day.
- Last year, the United States produced over 4.3 billion gallons of ethanol.
- The U.S. ethanol industry supported the creation of nearly 153,725 jobs in all sectors of the economy in 2005, boosting
household income by $5.7 billion.
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