AngryBMW Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 So, I recently purchased a new truck (f-150 Lariat) that will run e85. Can I get some facts/opinions/pro's/con's as it relates to e85 vs normal fuel? Thanks, -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Your gas milage will go down a bit, try it and see if it saves you $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Not worth it to you since you wont see any performance gains, but you will notice a decrease in fuel economy. You will have cleaner emissions and using more of a renewable source though. Maybe your truck will balance itself out depending on how much your economy drops vs cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99FLHRCI Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Assuming by "new" you meant 2010, and using fed specs (e-85 12 mpg combined and regular unleaded 16 mpg combined). Then take the current gas prices locally according to gasbuddy.com ($4.25) and e85prices.com($3.99), you get the following results: E85 cost per mile: $0.333 E85 miles per dollar: 3.008 Gas cost per mile: $0.266 Gas miles per dollar: 3.765 For furture calculations or other vehicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 ^Nice find Here's mine, it's a much bigger difference. E85 cost per mile: $0.242 E85 miles per dollar: 4.127 Gas cost per mile: $0.182 Gas miles per dollar: 5.500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 wtf, why does e85 follow gasoline fuel trends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99FLHRCI Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Assuming by "new" you meant 2010, and using fed specs (e-85 12 mpg combined and regular unleaded 16 mpg combined). Then take the current gas prices locally according to gasbuddy.com ($4.25) and e85prices.com($3.99), you get the following results: E85 cost per mile: $0.333 E85 miles per dollar: 3.008 Gas cost per mile: $0.266 Gas miles per dollar: 3.765 For furture calculations or other vehicles Actually, looks like I read the page wrong. e-85 should be $3.12 for the last reported case in Columbus. Regular Unleaded was actually $3.86 in Columbus on that same day. Still shows gas is the best currently. E85: $0.260 per mile 3.846 miles per $ Gas: Best $0.241 per mile 4.145 miles per $ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99FLHRCI Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 I think the only way it is even close is if you use premium unleaded vs. e-85 or if you are looking at it for performance. Even using premium unleaded, it is still cheaper by $0.004/gal on average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351mach11647545510 Posted April 29, 2011 Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 wtf, why does e85 follow gasoline fuel trends? Still made with petroleum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted April 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2011 Assuming by "new" you meant 2010, and using fed specs (e-85 12 mpg combined and regular unleaded 16 mpg combined). Then take the current gas prices locally according to gasbuddy.com ($4.25) and e85prices.com($3.99), you get the following results: E85 cost per mile: $0.333 E85 miles per dollar: 3.008 Gas cost per mile: $0.266 Gas miles per dollar: 3.765 For furture calculations or other vehicles Thanks! -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 So if E85 is made with 15% petrol, why is it the same price? Answer, distribution is via the same companies. AH, monopolies at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 E85 cost per mile: $0.267 E85 miles per dollar: 3.750 Gas cost per mile: $0.299 Gas miles per dollar: 3.341 E85 is better in my truck Also, E85 is $3.52/gal at the Kroger at Broad and RNA with a + card and gas is $4.19 for unleaded Giant Eagle is a rip off for E85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 E85 cost per mile: $0.267 E85 miles per dollar: 3.750 Gas cost per mile: $0.299 Gas miles per dollar: 3.341 E85 is better in my truck Also, E85 is $3.52/gal at the Kroger at Broad and RNA with a + card and gas is $4.19 for unleaded Giant Eagle is a rip off for E85 Bomb. -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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