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Just saw this while getting gas. Why is it illegal to get less than 4 gallons? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I would expect it to also be less expensive but they don't show us that information.

I personally wouldn't mind if my fuel mileage goes down if the cost is also proportionally lower.

Also, ethanol has a energy density of roughly 2/3 that of gasoline, so yes e85 would have 5% less energy than gasoline with no ethanol, not e10, which is what I see as the listed price in most places. When doing a price comparison, it should be against e0, not e10 if you are expecting a 5% energy difference.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Where I have purchased it it has been cheaper.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

We also pay for it in grocery costs from crops switching.