Posted by Matt from CT on January 16, 2008 at 10:43:38 from (68.244.24.146):
In Reply to: E-85 in a Stock M posted by Madbohemy on January 16, 2008 at 09:30:44:
Deffering the mechanics to those who know better...
E-85 has 95,000 BTU / Gallon. Standard gasoline has 125,000 BTU / Gallon.
So you need 31% more E85 to perform the same amount of work as Gasoline.
Turning the numbers around, E85 needs to sell for 76% of the price of a gallon of gasoline to break even. A $0.40 saving would break even at $1.66 gasoline.
At $3 gas and $2.60 ethanol, buy the gasoline, you'll save money. E85 only makes sense at that price if like organic food you're making the purchase for other intangible considerations.
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