E15: Don't Buy It

[BeTheGoddess]

Packard.

yep.

IYKYK

[BeyondKnowledge]

And they have a fuel additive for that...

"Yes, specific fuel additives are used to improve the stability and compatibility of ethanol blends in gasoline. Ethyl tertiary-butyl ether (ETBE) and ethyl acetate are commonly added to reduce the tendency of ethanol-gasoline blends to form azeotropic mixtures and to increase their tolerance to water, thereby preventing phase separation.  Additionally, cyclohexanol is used to enhance the phase stability and water tolerance of hydrous alcohol blends. 
Beyond stability, several other chemical classes support the use of ethanol in gasoline:

• Oxygenates: Ethanol itself acts as an oxygenate, improving combustion efficiency and reducing carbon monoxide and unburned hydrocarbon emissions, having largely replaced other oxygenates like MTBE due to groundwater contamination concerns. 
  
• Antioxidants: Chemicals such as phenylenediamines and phenols are included to slow oxidation, which prevents the formation of gums and varnishes that can degrade fuel storage life. 
  
• Corrosion Inhibitors: Agents like amines or phosphates protect fuel systems from rust and corrosion, which is critical because ethanol’s high affinity for water and polar characteristics can accelerate degradation in certain materials. 
  
• Detergents: Compounds like polyether amine (PEA) help clean fuel injectors and valves, counteracting potential deposit formation associated with ethanol blends." (LLM)
  

So you are not concerned that counting the price of that additive, you might have gotten the 100% gasoline cheaper?

And how has the additive  changed the exhaust gasses when mixed with the additives already in the ethonal gas? Has it been tested in small engines? 

People need to think things through. Ask questions. Not just jump on the band wagon.

And don't add any of the Heat products to E gas in the winter. That is just more ethanol. It burns nicely in an alcohol stove in a pinch though.

[quintessentone]

So you are not concerned that counting the price of that additive, you might have gotten the 100% gasoline cheaper?

And how has the additive  changed the exhaust gasses when mixed with the additives already in the ethonal gas? Has it been tested in small engines? 

People need to think things through. Ask questions. Not just jump on the band wagon.

And don't add any of the Heat products to E gas in the winter. That is just more ethanol. It burns nicely in an alcohol stove in a pinch though.

Well if your government is putting people into the impossible position of not being able to afford 100% gasoline in the first place, they have no choice but to choose the ethanol mix which can also cause emission issues. Some fuel additives are worse than others, but if people have no choice but to use fuel additives on their large or small engine equipment, then it is what it is, that being, there is no other choice in the matter, it would appear.