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Ok, so what do we do about it?
In southern Ontario you can get it from Sunoco or UPI. The ethanol is
produced and blended at a plant in Chatham. Manitoba and Quebec both have
ethanol facilities as well.
Stateside I believe that Ethanol is probably only eally popular in the
midwest (the corn-belt - corn is the popular grain for sourcing ethanol.)
E10 signifies the percentage of ethanol. Most cars will run on up to E15
(or maybe it was E20?) without modifications. E85 blends take some mods
because of the high alcohol content. We don't have E85 here but I believe
that they do in the midwest states.
Drew
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Joe Doty wrote:
> Drew,
>
> Where does one get said "E10 Ethanol blend"?
>
> Joe Doty
> IT/Development
> joe@lcnetwork.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Drew MacPherson [mailto:drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 6:04 PM
> > To: Julie Macfarlane
> > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: Ok, so what do we do about it?
> >
> >
> > Well, my TurboDiesel is an 8V, unless you want to count the blowoff
> valve,
> > which is blocked anyways... :)
> >
> > Seriously, before I swapped in the TD, the Scirocco averaged 38 USMPG
> with
> > a mildly modified JH burning E10 Ethanol blend on my daily commute
> (~120
> > miles round trip)
> >
> > I now achieve the same mileage with my 87 Jetta winterbeater that has
> a
> > 10:1 JH, again, burning 87 octane E10 blended fuel. This is, of
> course,
> > driving conservatively and not exceeding speed limits by more than
> 25%...
> > :)
> >
> > However, fuel efficiency and power in the same package can only be the
> TDI
> > - V6 torque and go-kart fuel consumption. Plus you can make your own
> fuel
> > in your back yard with some sunlight, fertilizer and lye... Even
> better,
> > you can make your own explosives with the fuel, fertilizer and.... aw,
> > never mind... :)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> >
> > > Ok. Ron is right, in fact all the opions expressed are correct in
> basis.
> > > We have some VERY smart people on this list. Both Mech, Nerd and
> > Engineer. I
> > > challenge the list to come up with a motor vehicle that is fuel
> > efficient
> > > and yet powerful, using existing technology. Something like the
> original
> > bug
> > > in concept, simplicity, ease of maintenance and affordable to build.
> > > The 8v is the most reliable engine and cheap. That would be the best
> > > platform to play with.
> > >
> > > Let the Rocco wars begin!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Julie Macfarlane
> > > Menlo Park Research & Development
> > > Internet Application Developer
> > > Amsterdam NY
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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