Good post. I'm in Iowa, too. I usually opt for the 10% ethanol. I don't think I realized the difference in efficiency.
My dad recently told me a story about my uncle who worked for the state of Nebraska. They drove vehicles equipped for E85 and had to plan where they would stop for fuel, not only because of the lack of filling stations, but because the vehicle got such low mileage on each tank of gas.
From what I understand, the ethanol blends are not even cheaper to produce. They sell it for less than regular unleaded because the government is subsidizing the some of the cost.
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