#ethanol gas bad for motorcycles

[natethenomadallen]

Cum 'on dooown to Gnarly Nate's & Patty Cake's Garage 🚐💨👨‍🔧🧰⚒️📐🔍⚙️🔧🔨🔥🏁 My boy @paddyrides owns & operates @onwardmotorcycletours in the B-E-A-utiful Republic of Georgia 🛵💨🇬🇪💙🚀🌌 He had a bit of a dilemma since he needed a larger vehicle to pick up more tour guest at the airport & shuttle them around Tbilisi before heading out on tour 🗺️📍🧭 He also had a bunch of specialty parts, tools, & motorcycles here in the US that needed to make the journey across the pond as well🤔 Solution: Buy the world's largest van & stack it to the rafters full of goodies. Then ship the ole girl across the sea & drive her to Onward Tours Base Camp 🚢🚚☸️🏴‍☠️🚀 We were hunting for sweet cargo vans for the better part of 2 weeks because everyone has the dream of living in a van down by the river which in the 90s was quite literally the butt of every joke... However today it is truly the Millennial American Dream 🙈 Patty found a cool Spinnaker Blue van 4 states away that had been sitting for "2 years"... The most redneck individual I've personally met this year said "It ran when parked & just needed a starter" 😂🤣😂 After driving 7 hours we arrived only to find this van to be quite a bit larger than we anticipated. So much so it actually maxed out the capacity load on the borrowed trailer & truck that we brought on this adventure 🤯 After spending the day picking this whale of a van up we rolled up our sleeves & got to work trying to get her spinning over... We replace the battery & the starter right off the bat & found the starter solenoid was not functioning. After replacing the battery cables we found we had a new starter solenoid bad from stock 💔 Once we got the engine spinning over consistently we focused our attention on the fuel situation. Ethanol gas that we have here in the USA is garbage especially if you let it sit... After closer inspection & looking over the paperwork we got with the van this bad girl had been actually sitting for at least 8 or 9 years & the ethanol in the fuel had absolutely eaten away the fuel pumps & sending units inside of both front & rear tanks 😰 Ultimately we got her purring like a kitten though 😹💪🌠 (at Ashville, North Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpA0cj_Llg_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[plugincaro]

What is substitute for petrol bikes? Ethanol? | Rs 110 Petrol or Rs 60 Ethanol? |Fuel you can make at home | Ethanol

What is substitute for petrol bikes? Ethanol? | Rs 110 Petrol or Rs 60 Ethanol? |Fuel you can make at home | Ethanol

Ethanol Motorcycle:

[serpent-jugheadjones]

Carburetors

Pairing: Jughead Jones x Reader

Description: Jughead’s bike needs some cleaning.

Warnings: Reader’s got a foul mouth.

Word count: 1101

A/N: Y/S/N stands for Your Serpent Name. Season 2B starts tonight! 

Tag: @southsidejuggie @ju-gg @lostnliterature @eternally-infinitely

FP wears a very questioning expression when his son walks back into the Whyte Wyrm shortly after going out, sent on an errand by himself. There's no way he could’ve done that so fast. “My bike is not starting.”, Juggie tells him with an annoyed expression. "Sweet Pea!” Mere seconds after calling, SP is standing in front of FP’s table. “Get Jughead’s bike on the back of the truck and take him to the garage, please.” He hands him the keys and both boys leave to the parking lot. Fangs helps them getting the bike up in the truck and they head over to the shop. 

They arrive at the Auto Shop and both get off from the truck. Two of three doors are closed and the lights are low. A silhouette with it’s back to them is visible and Jughead notices a gray overall tied around their waist along with a backwards Harley-Davidson cap, tucking in any hair that may get in the way of working. As they get close, he notices the feminine features of the person cleaning some tools. “Y/S/N!” Sweet Pea shouts and confirms Jug’s assumption on the gender. But she doesn’t seem to hear him over her headphones, so he taps her shoulder, making the girl turn around startled. She relaxes instantly at the sight of the tall Serpent and takes off her headphones, letting it rest on her neck. A light blush creeps on Jug’s cheeks as he stares at the Serpents’ patch on her T-shirt that’s just over her breast. “If it were a Ghoulie, it would’ve killed you.”, Sweets jokes. “I think the expression is ‘if it were a snake, it would've bit you’.”, she retorts. “I’m a snake, Y/S/N. I can bite you if you want.” He can’t help but flirt - it’s in his nature. “Very funny. I think I’ll pass. What can I do for you tonight, Sweetest?” She places her silver shiny tools back on the drawers of a rusty snap-on. “Not for me tonight, Sweet-heart.” He winks at her and steps aside, revealing Jughead behind him. The beanie-clad boy greets her with a wave and a - too familiar - Jones’ smirk. It’s inevitable for him to wonder if there’s anything between her and SP, but him being the giant flirt he is makes it hard to differentiate playful from real teasing. 

The two Serpents take the motorcycle from the truck and settle it below one of the few lights that are still on. Y/N cleans the oil from her hands with a rag she got from her back pocket and runs her finger lightly over the motorcycle’s gas tank and seat. “A Honda CB 550. She’s a beauty.” Her voice is filled with admiration. “This beauty is not starting up.”, Sweet Pea reveals. “How long since the carburetors were cleaned?”, she asks, inspecting them as well as she could before taking it apart. “I don’t know. Haven’t ridden in a while.”, Jughead confesses embarrassingly. Before moving back to the Southside, he had completely shut off that Serpent part of his life, which is actually his new friends’ entire lives. “You let this baby just sit still for God knows how long and simply started it up again?” She takes her focus from the bike and into him. SP just chuckles quietly, knowing how passionate Y/N is about motorcycles and how pissed she gets when someone “mistreats” theirs. 

Y/N picks up some solvent, a few tools and a compressed air gun, laying it all over a small table near the bike. “It will be done in 2 hours.”, she says, already unscrewing a few bolts to get the seat out of her way. “See you in 2 hours then.” Sweet Pea winks and signs Jug to follow him. He’s reluctant to leave, but it seems Y/N likes to work by herself. “There’s nothing between us, just so you know.” SP starts the truck. “I wasn’t...” He’s cut off. “It was obvious.” Jughead doesn’t reply, but can’t help a smile at the news. When they get back to the Wyrm, Fangs had run Jug’s errand and it was all a matter of time before the boy had his bike back. Having a little over 30 minutes left, Sweets drives them all the way to the Auto Shop again.

“Fuel is full of ethanol and that shit goes bad fast. Gotta make sure to put some fuel stabilizer in her next time you stop riding. Her pilot jet was clogged as fuck, man.” Y/N tells Jug, leading the bike outside the shop and handing it back to him. He kicks the stand down and walks closer to Y/S/N. “How much for it?” Jughead is hoping it’s not more than the 50 dollars he has left from his last job. Y/N laughs. “You’re cute.” She raises her eyebrows at his confused state. “Oh, you’re serious.” She looks at Sweet Pea for context.  “He’s a newbie, fresh from the Northside.”, SP explains with a little contempt in his words. He gets inside the driver seat of FP’s truck and drives off, back to the Wrym. “The shop is owned by the Serpents. You don’t pay for repairs, let alone a clean-up.” She’s happy to fill him in on how things work on the Southside. “What about for your time? I noticed you were closing shop when we arrived.” Jug can’t simply accept that her efforts are unpaid and worse even that he was an inconvenience, even if she denies it. He can tell she’s thinking about it. “Northside, huh?” He nods a shy yes at her question. “I hear they’ve got great milkshakes at Pop’s.” She speaks between the lines. “Only the best. Hop on, Y/S/N.”, Jughead invites her happily. Y/N shuts the last roller door, locking it with a padlock, and they both put on their helmets, hers with a Southside sticker and his with a scrapped crown. They straddle the clean bike she has just fixed up with the feeling it’s going to be something very common from then on. Jughead takes her hands from under the seat and places them on his chest. She’s quick to hold tight and they ride together for the first time towards the North part of town to enjoy good food, a great place, and even better company.

[motowheels]

Tips for Winterizing your Motorcycle

There are the fortunate among us who are blessed to ride year-round. And then there are the rest of us who are forced to park their rides at the end of Autumn. However, if you’re going to have to let your bike sleep for three or four months, you need to follow a few essential steps to winterize your motorcycle to prevent damage and excess wear.

Don't know how to winterize your motorcycle? Here are some helpful tips to ensure you can get back to road with less trouble in the coming spring.

#1. Gather all the necessary tools

You will need a trickle battery charger, a new oil filter, however many quarts of high-quality oil your bike holds, an oil can (to put oil in the cylinders), a sparkplug wrench, chain lube, cable lube (and a cable luber), kitchen plastic wrap, vinyl or plastic gloves, clean rags, rubber bands, and the items you use to clean and wax your bike. Lastly, you’ll need a place where you can park your bike through the winter – a heated, secure garage would be an ideal place.

#2. Clean your motorcycle thoroughly

Use gentle detergent and water to remove road grime from the bike. Avoid spraying water directly into the muffler's opening; if the baffles get wet and don’t dry before storing your bike, it can lead to rusty mufflers. Similarly, avoid moisture in the airbox, as it can lead to hard starts in the spring.

Before you store your bike in winter, make sure it’s thoroughly dried off and clean; make sure to polish stainless and aluminum surfaces with metal polish. Once done, apply a coat of good wax polish to seal the polishing job. Then clean and lube the chain with good-quality chain cleaners and lubricants.

#3. Change the oil and filter

Manufacturers recommend changing oil and filter before storing the bike —the dirty oil and resulting acids stagnating in the engine all winter can corrode and score engine parts. So go ahead and change the oil. You don't need to change the oil if it's pretty fresh; however, make sure it's topped up.

#4. Add fuel stabilizer to the gas tank

The next thing you need to do is fill your tank with gas as full as it can go. A tank full of gas doesn't leave any room for air and/or condensation inside the tank, reducing rust formation risk. You can also add a fuel stabilizer. A quality fuel stabilizer will prevent the gas from going bad and neutralize the ethanol, preventing all kinds of nastiness from affecting your fuel system.

#5. Drain the float bowls (if your bike has a carburetor)

Once you fill your gas tank, shut off your fuel petcock and drain the gas from the carburetor bowls. Check your manual to find the exact location of drain screws. This step isn't needed if you have a fuel-injected bike.

#6. Lube your engine parts

Did you know that moisture can collect in your engine during cold winters and make your bike’s pistons and cylinder walls rusty or corroded? To avoid this situation, remove the spark plugs and put a little squirt of engine oil into the holes. Now turn over your engine a few times to coat the cylinder walls with oil. Once done, install the new spark plugs.

#7. Safeguard the battery

Most motorcycles depend on lead-acid batteries, and they tend to self-discharge when dormant. As the battery is draining off voltage, lead sulfate crystals can form in the cells, leading to battery failure. You can keep this situation at bay by connecting a trickle charger to the battery, keeping your battery adequately charged without the danger of overcharging. Not all chargers are suitable for long-term storage, so be sure to use a charger that turns off once the battery gets charged and only feeds current when needed. 

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CRC 06143 Stor & Go Ethanol Fuel Treatment And Stabilizer

CRC 06143 Stor & Go Ethanol Fuel Treatment And Stabilizer keeps engines, fuel tank and engines safe from the effects of ethanol.

Avoids phase separation cleans the fuel system, stabilizes fuel and restores power.

Useful for boats, jet skis, marine craft, automobile and RVs, snowmobiles, ATVs, ethanol fireplace, motorcycles and other power sports equipment, lawn mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters etc.

It protects all gas 2 and 4 wheeler engines from the bad effects of ethanol.

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CRC 06143 Stor & Go Ethanol Fuel Treatment And Stabilizer

CRC 06143 Stor & Go Ethanol Fuel Treatment And Stabilizer keeps engines, fuel tank and engines safe from the effects of ethanol.

Avoids phase separation cleans the fuel system, stabilizes fuel and restores power.

Useful for boats, jet skis, marine craft, automobile and RVs, snowmobiles, ATVs, ethanol fireplace, motorcycles and other power sports equipment, lawn mowers, snow blowers, weed eaters etc.

It protects all gas 2 and 4 wheeler engines from the bad effects of ethanol.

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[robertvasquez763]

Corn Nuts: Bill to Squeeze More Ethanol into Gas Tanks Is Stalled—For Now

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What have numerous environmental groups, automakers, automobile clubs, labor unions, and oil refiners allied to oppose? A formidable foe: the highly subsidized business of producing corn ethanol.

–

A staggering number of industries and interests think that expanding the sale of E15—pump gasoline that is 15 percent ethanol—is a very bad idea. And yet a bill to do that, S. 517, made it to a U.S. Senate committee before the August recess.

–

Most gasoline sold at the pump in the United States contains 10 percent ethanol. In many parts of the country, though, the percentage of ethanol is raised to 15 percent some of the time, but it’s restricted to 10 percent in the summer months, due in part to smog concerns. What has been pushed by corn-state Senators—granting a vapor-pressure waiver—is to allow retailers to make E15 more widely available year-round.

–

The current practice of mixing corn alcohol into our vehicle fuel started nationally with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It established a Renewable Fuels Standard, which set a minimum volume of renewable fuel to be included in pump gasoline—with the original idea, as C/D described it in 2006, being the use of ethanol “as the gasoline equivalent of Hamburger Helper.” An act passed in 2007 boosted long-term goals out to 2022 (aiming for 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel annually by then), set yearly volume requirements aimed at phasing in corn alternatives like cellulosic ethanol, biomass, and switchgrass, and explicitly defined how certain renewable fuels could qualify.

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The Renewable Fuels Standard created what many critics call an artificial market for corn—one that wouldn’t exist without the government subsidy—in which refiners spend money on regulatory credits, called RINs, to comply, while ethanol producers cash in on them. As we’ve reported, the emphasis on ethanol has only served to exaggerate the price premium for higher-octane fuel at the pump—somehow without much evidence of making regular-grade gasoline any cheaper. Meanwhile, upping the ratio of ethanol lowers the energy content of gasoline and, on many if not most vehicles, lowers fuel efficiency.

–

Pricier Steaks and Sputtering Engines?

–

Today it’s downright difficult to find ardent supporters of the ethanol mandate in its current form—other than from agribusiness, corn growers, and agricultural communities that benefit from corn. Agricultural interests insist that the divergence of ethanol doesn’t affect food prices, yet studies not supported by those interests continue to suggest that corn prices are higher than they would be without the ethanol push—and there’s a widespread belief that it drives prices up and profits down across the food chain. A host of food-related organizations, like the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the National Chicken Council, have spoken out against ethanol. Even the NAACP lists the “mono-cropping of corn for the production of ethanol” as an issue related to food insecurity and malnutrition.

–

It exacerbates local air-pollution issues as well. Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation said ethanol in combustion produces more ground-level ozone (smog) than gasoline does. “The corn ethanol mandate itself has been devastating for wildlife, for clean water, for public health,” he said last month in joint statement that brought together top representatives from that environmental organization, the United Steelworkers, the American Motorcyclist Association, and the National Taxpayers Union.

–

O’Mara points to the Maumee River Basin of Ohio as a prime example of ethanol’s damage. There, large amounts of land have been converted to corn for ethanol production, leading to agricultural runoff that has interfered with drinking water supplies—with spectacular Lake Erie algae blooms.

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“Arbitrarily waiving this restriction and permitting year-round E15 sales without comprehensive reform of the RFS is merely an attempt at a back-door fix to artificially boost sales and justify future increases—again, imposed by the government—to the ethanol mandate,” said Wayne Allard of the American Motorcyclist Association. Allard noted that none of the two million motorcycles and ATVs in use in the United States are approved to use E15. That’s a concern that carries over to those who own classic cars or powerboats or use portable generators—and if you’re willing to go a little out of the way, ethanol-free gasoline is still available.

–

–

Why High-Octane Gas Costs So Much More Than Regular

–

Little Green Racing Machines: Switchgrass Fuel for the Switchbacks

–

2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Reveals Its Drinking Habits

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–

President Trump has at times said that he favored raising the ethanol mandate. Yet he chose EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, who has strongly opposed the Renewable Fuel Standard—and an earlier Trump fact sheet had called to dismantle the complicated regulatory credit system that is part of it. Last month, however, the Trump Administration didn’t meddle with corn ethanol targets but announced that it would ease targets for both cellulosic ethanol and biomass-sourced fuel over the next couple of years.

–

The ethanol debate is indeed complex. The credit system is long overdue for an overhaul, and at present ethanol appears to have many more foes than it does friends. Yet, somehow, Big Corn prevails.

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Corn Nuts: Bill to Squeeze More Ethanol into Gas Tanks Is Stalled—For Now

–

What have numerous environmental groups, automakers, automobile clubs, labor unions, and oil refiners allied to oppose? A formidable foe: the highly subsidized business of producing corn ethanol.

–

A staggering number of industries and interests think that expanding the sale of E15—pump gasoline that is 15 percent ethanol—is a very bad idea. And yet a bill to do that, S. 517, made it to a U.S. Senate committee before the August recess.

–

Most gasoline sold at the pump in the United States contains 10 percent ethanol. In many parts of the country, though, the percentage of ethanol is raised to 15 percent some of the time, but it’s restricted to 10 percent in the summer months, due in part to smog concerns. What has been pushed by corn-state Senators—granting a vapor-pressure waiver—is to allow retailers to make E15 more widely available year-round.

–

The current practice of mixing corn alcohol into our vehicle fuel started nationally with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It established a Renewable Fuels Standard, which set a minimum volume of renewable fuel to be included in pump gasoline—with the original idea, as C/D described it in 2006, being the use of ethanol “as the gasoline equivalent of Hamburger Helper.” An act passed in 2007 boosted long-term goals out to 2022 (aiming for 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel annually by then), set yearly volume requirements aimed at phasing in corn alternatives like cellulosic ethanol, biomass, and switchgrass, and explicitly defined how certain renewable fuels could qualify.

–

–

The Renewable Fuels Standard created what many critics call an artificial market for corn—one that wouldn’t exist without the government subsidy—in which refiners spend money on regulatory credits, called RINs, to comply, while ethanol producers cash in on them. As we’ve reported, the emphasis on ethanol has only served to exaggerate the price premium for higher-octane fuel at the pump—somehow without much evidence of making regular-grade gasoline any cheaper. Meanwhile, upping the ratio of ethanol lowers the energy content of gasoline and, on many if not most vehicles, lowers fuel efficiency.

–

Pricier Steaks and Sputtering Engines?

–

Today it’s downright difficult to find ardent supporters of the ethanol mandate in its current form—other than from agribusiness, corn growers, and agricultural communities that benefit from corn. Agricultural interests insist that the divergence of ethanol doesn’t affect food prices, yet studies not supported by those interests continue to suggest that corn prices are higher than they would be without the ethanol push—and there’s a widespread belief that it drives prices up and profits down across the food chain. A host of food-related organizations, like the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the National Chicken Council, have spoken out against ethanol. Even the NAACP lists the “mono-cropping of corn for the production of ethanol” as an issue related to food insecurity and malnutrition.

–

It exacerbates local air-pollution issues as well. Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation said ethanol in combustion produces more ground-level ozone (smog) than gasoline does. “The corn ethanol mandate itself has been devastating for wildlife, for clean water, for public health,” he said last month in joint statement that brought together top representatives from that environmental organization, the United Steelworkers, the American Motorcyclist Association, and the National Taxpayers Union.

–

O’Mara points to the Maumee River Basin of Ohio as a prime example of ethanol’s damage. There, large amounts of land have been converted to corn for ethanol production, leading to agricultural runoff that has interfered with drinking water supplies—with spectacular Lake Erie algae blooms.

–

–

“Arbitrarily waiving this restriction and permitting year-round E15 sales without comprehensive reform of the RFS is merely an attempt at a back-door fix to artificially boost sales and justify future increases—again, imposed by the government—to the ethanol mandate,” said Wayne Allard of the American Motorcyclist Association. Allard noted that none of the two million motorcycles and ATVs in use in the United States are approved to use E15. That’s a concern that carries over to those who own classic cars or powerboats or use portable generators—and if you’re willing to go a little out of the way, ethanol-free gasoline is still available.

–

–

Why High-Octane Gas Costs So Much More Than Regular

–

Little Green Racing Machines: Switchgrass Fuel for the Switchbacks

–

2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Reveals Its Drinking Habits

–

–

President Trump has at times said that he favored raising the ethanol mandate. Yet he chose EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, who has strongly opposed the Renewable Fuel Standard—and an earlier Trump fact sheet had called to dismantle the complicated regulatory credit system that is part of it. Last month, however, the Trump Administration didn’t meddle with corn ethanol targets but announced that it would ease targets for both cellulosic ethanol and biomass-sourced fuel over the next couple of years.

–

The ethanol debate is indeed complex. The credit system is long overdue for an overhaul, and at present ethanol appears to have many more foes than it does friends. Yet, somehow, Big Corn prevails.

–

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Corn Nuts: Bill to Squeeze More Ethanol into Gas Tanks Is Stalled—For Now

–

What have numerous environmental groups, automakers, automobile clubs, labor unions, and oil refiners allied to oppose? A formidable foe: the highly subsidized business of producing corn ethanol.

–

A staggering number of industries and interests think that expanding the sale of E15—pump gasoline that is 15 percent ethanol—is a very bad idea. And yet a bill to do that, S. 517, made it to a U.S. Senate committee before the August recess.

–

Most gasoline sold at the pump in the United States contains 10 percent ethanol. In many parts of the country, though, the percentage of ethanol is raised to 15 percent some of the time, but it’s restricted to 10 percent in the summer months, due in part to smog concerns. What has been pushed by corn-state Senators—granting a vapor-pressure waiver—is to allow retailers to make E15 more widely available year-round.

–

The current practice of mixing corn alcohol into our vehicle fuel started nationally with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It established a Renewable Fuels Standard, which set a minimum volume of renewable fuel to be included in pump gasoline—with the original idea, as C/D described it in 2006, being the use of ethanol “as the gasoline equivalent of Hamburger Helper.” An act passed in 2007 boosted long-term goals out to 2022 (aiming for 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel annually by then), set yearly volume requirements aimed at phasing in corn alternatives like cellulosic ethanol, biomass, and switchgrass, and explicitly defined how certain renewable fuels could qualify.

–

–

The Renewable Fuels Standard created what many critics call an artificial market for corn—one that wouldn’t exist without the government subsidy—in which refiners spend money on regulatory credits, called RINs, to comply, while ethanol producers cash in on them. As we’ve reported, the emphasis on ethanol has only served to exaggerate the price premium for higher-octane fuel at the pump—somehow without much evidence of making regular-grade gasoline any cheaper. Meanwhile, upping the ratio of ethanol lowers the energy content of gasoline and, on many if not most vehicles, lowers fuel efficiency.

–

Pricier Steaks and Sputtering Engines?

–

Today it’s downright difficult to find ardent supporters of the ethanol mandate in its current form—other than from agribusiness, corn growers, and agricultural communities that benefit from corn. Agricultural interests insist that the divergence of ethanol doesn’t affect food prices, yet studies not supported by those interests continue to suggest that corn prices are higher than they would be without the ethanol push—and there’s a widespread belief that it drives prices up and profits down across the food chain. A host of food-related organizations, like the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the National Chicken Council, have spoken out against ethanol. Even the NAACP lists the “mono-cropping of corn for the production of ethanol” as an issue related to food insecurity and malnutrition.

–

It exacerbates local air-pollution issues as well. Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation said ethanol in combustion produces more ground-level ozone (smog) than gasoline does. “The corn ethanol mandate itself has been devastating for wildlife, for clean water, for public health,” he said last month in joint statement that brought together top representatives from that environmental organization, the United Steelworkers, the American Motorcyclist Association, and the National Taxpayers Union.

–

O’Mara points to the Maumee River Basin of Ohio as a prime example of ethanol’s damage. There, large amounts of land have been converted to corn for ethanol production, leading to agricultural runoff that has interfered with drinking water supplies—with spectacular Lake Erie algae blooms.

–

–

“Arbitrarily waiving this restriction and permitting year-round E15 sales without comprehensive reform of the RFS is merely an attempt at a back-door fix to artificially boost sales and justify future increases—again, imposed by the government—to the ethanol mandate,” said Wayne Allard of the American Motorcyclist Association. Allard noted that none of the two million motorcycles and ATVs in use in the United States are approved to use E15. That’s a concern that carries over to those who own classic cars or powerboats or use portable generators—and if you’re willing to go a little out of the way, ethanol-free gasoline is still available.

–

–

Why High-Octane Gas Costs So Much More Than Regular

–

Little Green Racing Machines: Switchgrass Fuel for the Switchbacks

–

2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Reveals Its Drinking Habits

–

–

President Trump has at times said that he favored raising the ethanol mandate. Yet he chose EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, who has strongly opposed the Renewable Fuel Standard—and an earlier Trump fact sheet had called to dismantle the complicated regulatory credit system that is part of it. Last month, however, the Trump Administration didn’t meddle with corn ethanol targets but announced that it would ease targets for both cellulosic ethanol and biomass-sourced fuel over the next couple of years.

–

The ethanol debate is indeed complex. The credit system is long overdue for an overhaul, and at present ethanol appears to have many more foes than it does friends. Yet, somehow, Big Corn prevails.

–

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Corn Nuts: Bill to Squeeze More Ethanol into Gas Tanks Is Stalled—For Now

-

What have numerous environmental groups, automakers, automobile clubs, labor unions, and oil refiners allied to oppose? A formidable foe: the highly subsidized business of producing corn ethanol.

-

A staggering number of industries and interests think that expanding the sale of E15—pump gasoline that is 15 percent ethanol—is a very bad idea. And yet a bill to do that, S. 517, made it to a U.S. Senate committee before the August recess.

-

Most gasoline sold at the pump in the United States contains 10 percent ethanol. In many parts of the country, though, the percentage of ethanol is raised to 15 percent some of the time, but it’s restricted to 10 percent in the summer months, due in part to smog concerns. What has been pushed by corn-state Senators—granting a vapor-pressure waiver—is to allow retailers to make E15 more widely available year-round.

-

The current practice of mixing corn alcohol into our vehicle fuel started nationally with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It established a Renewable Fuels Standard, which set a minimum volume of renewable fuel to be included in pump gasoline—with the original idea, as C/D described it in 2006, being the use of ethanol “as the gasoline equivalent of Hamburger Helper.” An act passed in 2007 boosted long-term goals out to 2022 (aiming for 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel annually by then), set yearly volume requirements aimed at phasing in corn alternatives like cellulosic ethanol, biomass, and switchgrass, and explicitly defined how certain renewable fuels could qualify.

-

-

The Renewable Fuels Standard created what many critics call an artificial market for corn—one that wouldn’t exist without the government subsidy—in which refiners spend money on regulatory credits, called RINs, to comply, while ethanol producers cash in on them. As we’ve reported, the emphasis on ethanol has only served to exaggerate the price premium for higher-octane fuel at the pump—somehow without much evidence of making regular-grade gasoline any cheaper. Meanwhile, upping the ratio of ethanol lowers the energy content of gasoline and, on many if not most vehicles, lowers fuel efficiency.

-

Pricier Steaks and Sputtering Engines?

-

Today it’s downright difficult to find ardent supporters of the ethanol mandate in its current form—other than from agribusiness, corn growers, and agricultural communities that benefit from corn. Agricultural interests insist that the divergence of ethanol doesn’t affect food prices, yet studies not supported by those interests continue to suggest that corn prices are higher than they would be without the ethanol push—and there’s a widespread belief that it drives prices up and profits down across the food chain. A host of food-related organizations, like the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the National Chicken Council, have spoken out against ethanol. Even the NAACP lists the “mono-cropping of corn for the production of ethanol” as an issue related to food insecurity and malnutrition.

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It exacerbates local air-pollution issues as well. Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation said ethanol in combustion produces more ground-level ozone (smog) than gasoline does. “The corn ethanol mandate itself has been devastating for wildlife, for clean water, for public health,” he said last month in joint statement that brought together top representatives from that environmental organization, the United Steelworkers, the American Motorcyclist Association, and the National Taxpayers Union.

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O’Mara points to the Maumee River Basin of Ohio as a prime example of ethanol’s damage. There, large amounts of land have been converted to corn for ethanol production, leading to agricultural runoff that has interfered with drinking water supplies—with spectacular Lake Erie algae blooms.

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“Arbitrarily waiving this restriction and permitting year-round E15 sales without comprehensive reform of the RFS is merely an attempt at a back-door fix to artificially boost sales and justify future increases—again, imposed by the government—to the ethanol mandate,” said Wayne Allard of the American Motorcyclist Association. Allard noted that none of the two million motorcycles and ATVs in use in the United States are approved to use E15. That’s a concern that carries over to those who own classic cars or powerboats or use portable generators—and if you’re willing to go a little out of the way, ethanol-free gasoline is still available.

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-

Why High-Octane Gas Costs So Much More Than Regular

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Little Green Racing Machines: Switchgrass Fuel for the Switchbacks

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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Reveals Its Drinking Habits

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President Trump has at times said that he favored raising the ethanol mandate. Yet he chose EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, who has strongly opposed the Renewable Fuel Standard—and an earlier Trump fact sheet had called to dismantle the complicated regulatory credit system that is part of it. Last month, however, the Trump Administration didn’t meddle with corn ethanol targets but announced that it would ease targets for both cellulosic ethanol and biomass-sourced fuel over the next couple of years.

-

The ethanol debate is indeed complex. The credit system is long overdue for an overhaul, and at present ethanol appears to have many more foes than it does friends. Yet, somehow, Big Corn prevails.

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Corn Nuts: Bill to Squeeze More Ethanol into Gas Tanks Is Stalled—For Now

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What have numerous environmental groups, automakers, automobile clubs, labor unions, and oil refiners allied to oppose? A formidable foe: the highly subsidized business of producing corn ethanol.

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A staggering number of industries and interests think that expanding the sale of E15—pump gasoline that is 15 percent ethanol—is a very bad idea. And yet a bill to do that, S. 517, made it to a U.S. Senate committee before the August recess.

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Most gasoline sold at the pump in the United States contains 10 percent ethanol. In many parts of the country, though, the percentage of ethanol is raised to 15 percent some of the time, but it’s restricted to 10 percent in the summer months, due in part to smog concerns. What has been pushed by corn-state Senators—granting a vapor-pressure waiver—is to allow retailers to make E15 more widely available year-round.

–

The current practice of mixing corn alcohol into our vehicle fuel started nationally with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It established a Renewable Fuels Standard, which set a minimum volume of renewable fuel to be included in pump gasoline—with the original idea, as C/D described it in 2006, being the use of ethanol “as the gasoline equivalent of Hamburger Helper.” An act passed in 2007 boosted long-term goals out to 2022 (aiming for 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel annually by then), set yearly volume requirements aimed at phasing in corn alternatives like cellulosic ethanol, biomass, and switchgrass, and explicitly defined how certain renewable fuels could qualify.

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The Renewable Fuels Standard created what many critics call an artificial market for corn—one that wouldn’t exist without the government subsidy—in which refiners spend money on regulatory credits, called RINs, to comply, while ethanol producers cash in on them. As we’ve reported, the emphasis on ethanol has only served to exaggerate the price premium for higher-octane fuel at the pump—somehow without much evidence of making regular-grade gasoline any cheaper. Meanwhile, upping the ratio of ethanol lowers the energy content of gasoline and, on many if not most vehicles, lowers fuel efficiency.

–

Pricier Steaks and Sputtering Engines?

–

Today it’s downright difficult to find ardent supporters of the ethanol mandate in its current form—other than from agribusiness, corn growers, and agricultural communities that benefit from corn. Agricultural interests insist that the divergence of ethanol doesn’t affect food prices, yet studies not supported by those interests continue to suggest that corn prices are higher than they would be without the ethanol push—and there’s a widespread belief that it drives prices up and profits down across the food chain. A host of food-related organizations, like the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the National Chicken Council, have spoken out against ethanol. Even the NAACP lists the “mono-cropping of corn for the production of ethanol” as an issue related to food insecurity and malnutrition.

–

It exacerbates local air-pollution issues as well. Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation said ethanol in combustion produces more ground-level ozone (smog) than gasoline does. “The corn ethanol mandate itself has been devastating for wildlife, for clean water, for public health,” he said last month in joint statement that brought together top representatives from that environmental organization, the United Steelworkers, the American Motorcyclist Association, and the National Taxpayers Union.

–

O’Mara points to the Maumee River Basin of Ohio as a prime example of ethanol’s damage. There, large amounts of land have been converted to corn for ethanol production, leading to agricultural runoff that has interfered with drinking water supplies—with spectacular Lake Erie algae blooms.

–

–

“Arbitrarily waiving this restriction and permitting year-round E15 sales without comprehensive reform of the RFS is merely an attempt at a back-door fix to artificially boost sales and justify future increases—again, imposed by the government—to the ethanol mandate,” said Wayne Allard of the American Motorcyclist Association. Allard noted that none of the two million motorcycles and ATVs in use in the United States are approved to use E15. That’s a concern that carries over to those who own classic cars or powerboats or use portable generators—and if you’re willing to go a little out of the way, ethanol-free gasoline is still available.

–

–

Why High-Octane Gas Costs So Much More Than Regular

–

Little Green Racing Machines: Switchgrass Fuel for the Switchbacks

–

2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Reveals Its Drinking Habits

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–

President Trump has at times said that he favored raising the ethanol mandate. Yet he chose EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, who has strongly opposed the Renewable Fuel Standard—and an earlier Trump fact sheet had called to dismantle the complicated regulatory credit system that is part of it. Last month, however, the Trump Administration didn’t meddle with corn ethanol targets but announced that it would ease targets for both cellulosic ethanol and biomass-sourced fuel over the next couple of years.

–

The ethanol debate is indeed complex. The credit system is long overdue for an overhaul, and at present ethanol appears to have many more foes than it does friends. Yet, somehow, Big Corn prevails.

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Corn Nuts: Bill to Squeeze More Ethanol into Gas Tanks Is Stalled—For Now

-

What have numerous environmental groups, automakers, automobile clubs, labor unions, and oil refiners allied to oppose? A formidable foe: the highly subsidized business of producing corn ethanol.

-

A staggering number of industries and interests think that expanding the sale of E15—pump gasoline that is 15 percent ethanol—is a very bad idea. And yet a bill to do that, S. 517, made it to a U.S. Senate committee before the August recess.

-

Most gasoline sold at the pump in the United States contains 10 percent ethanol. In many parts of the country, though, the percentage of ethanol is raised to 15 percent some of the time, but it’s restricted to 10 percent in the summer months, due in part to smog concerns. What has been pushed by corn-state Senators—granting a vapor-pressure waiver—is to allow retailers to make E15 more widely available year-round.

-

The current practice of mixing corn alcohol into our vehicle fuel started nationally with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It established a Renewable Fuels Standard, which set a minimum volume of renewable fuel to be included in pump gasoline—with the original idea, as C/D described it in 2006, being the use of ethanol “as the gasoline equivalent of Hamburger Helper.” An act passed in 2007 boosted long-term goals out to 2022 (aiming for 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel annually by then), set yearly volume requirements aimed at phasing in corn alternatives like cellulosic ethanol, biomass, and switchgrass, and explicitly defined how certain renewable fuels could qualify.

-

-

The Renewable Fuels Standard created what many critics call an artificial market for corn—one that wouldn’t exist without the government subsidy—in which refiners spend money on regulatory credits, called RINs, to comply, while ethanol producers cash in on them. As we’ve reported, the emphasis on ethanol has only served to exaggerate the price premium for higher-octane fuel at the pump—somehow without much evidence of making regular-grade gasoline any cheaper. Meanwhile, upping the ratio of ethanol lowers the energy content of gasoline and, on many if not most vehicles, lowers fuel efficiency.

-

Pricier Steaks and Sputtering Engines?

-

Today it’s downright difficult to find ardent supporters of the ethanol mandate in its current form—other than from agribusiness, corn growers, and agricultural communities that benefit from corn. Agricultural interests insist that the divergence of ethanol doesn’t affect food prices, yet studies not supported by those interests continue to suggest that corn prices are higher than they would be without the ethanol push—and there’s a widespread belief that it drives prices up and profits down across the food chain. A host of food-related organizations, like the National Council of Chain Restaurants and the National Chicken Council, have spoken out against ethanol. Even the NAACP lists the “mono-cropping of corn for the production of ethanol” as an issue related to food insecurity and malnutrition.

-

It exacerbates local air-pollution issues as well. Collin O’Mara of the National Wildlife Federation said ethanol in combustion produces more ground-level ozone (smog) than gasoline does. “The corn ethanol mandate itself has been devastating for wildlife, for clean water, for public health,” he said last month in joint statement that brought together top representatives from that environmental organization, the United Steelworkers, the American Motorcyclist Association, and the National Taxpayers Union.

-

O’Mara points to the Maumee River Basin of Ohio as a prime example of ethanol’s damage. There, large amounts of land have been converted to corn for ethanol production, leading to agricultural runoff that has interfered with drinking water supplies—with spectacular Lake Erie algae blooms.

-

-

“Arbitrarily waiving this restriction and permitting year-round E15 sales without comprehensive reform of the RFS is merely an attempt at a back-door fix to artificially boost sales and justify future increases—again, imposed by the government—to the ethanol mandate,” said Wayne Allard of the American Motorcyclist Association. Allard noted that none of the two million motorcycles and ATVs in use in the United States are approved to use E15. That’s a concern that carries over to those who own classic cars or powerboats or use portable generators—and if you’re willing to go a little out of the way, ethanol-free gasoline is still available.

-

-

Why High-Octane Gas Costs So Much More Than Regular

-

Little Green Racing Machines: Switchgrass Fuel for the Switchbacks

-

2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Reveals Its Drinking Habits

-

-

President Trump has at times said that he favored raising the ethanol mandate. Yet he chose EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, who has strongly opposed the Renewable Fuel Standard—and an earlier Trump fact sheet had called to dismantle the complicated regulatory credit system that is part of it. Last month, however, the Trump Administration didn’t meddle with corn ethanol targets but announced that it would ease targets for both cellulosic ethanol and biomass-sourced fuel over the next couple of years.

-

The ethanol debate is indeed complex. The credit system is long overdue for an overhaul, and at present ethanol appears to have many more foes than it does friends. Yet, somehow, Big Corn prevails.

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