AsstChiefMark From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 731 times:
Judi Dutcher, the Democrat candidate for Minnesota Lt. Governor, was asked about E85 during a recent interview. E85 is a motor fuel containing 15% gasoline and 85% ethanol. Minnesota is the country's largest producer of ethanol and the largest consumer of E85.
Dutcher becomes a ditz during THIS interview from KSTP-TV.
KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12027 posts, RR: 43 Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 722 times:
And her running mate Mike Hatch (Gov candidate) was parked illegally on the MSU campus today. Great to see our Attorney General parking wherever the hell he wants. His big camper/bus was parked nicely on the yellow curb
KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12027 posts, RR: 43 Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 714 times:
"It should not be expected that a candidate for Lt. Governor, who has been serving the past four years in the private sector, know all the issues"
Ehm, I have no interest in politics at all, and work in the private sector. I know what E85 is. I guess signs like this must have passed her by in her last four years working the private sector:
DrDeke From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 830 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 681 times:
Quoting AsstChiefMark (Reply 4): It's $1.79 a gallon here, too. Although E85 prices have been holding steady, unleaded went up 6 cents a gallon yesterday to $2.39.
Doesn't E85 contain significantly less energy per gallon than regular gasoline, resulting in fewer miles to the gallon, though? I wonder what the conversion factor is... It'd be interesting to compare the prices taking that into account.
-DrDeke
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KaiGywer From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 12027 posts, RR: 43 Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 668 times:
Quoting DrDeke (Reply 5): Doesn't E85 contain significantly less energy per gallon than regular gasoline, resulting in fewer miles to the gallon, though? I wonder what the conversion factor is... It'd be interesting to compare the prices taking that into account.
It does, and if you multiply the E85 price with 1.4, you will get the equivalent price for gas. So in the picture above, you're actually "paying" $2.51/gal for E85. But there are other factors, such as using less oil. Kinda on the same foot as using a hybrid car, you don't save any money overall.
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