E-85 fuel

My take:

Oyxgenated fuel is a load of crap. It's supposed to help the enviroment, but it adversely effects fuel economy, causing you to use more fuel..which in turn puts more pollutants in the air. The chemical used has also been found in groundwater and is hazardous to the human body. This is the other reason they are moving to Ethynol. The companies are refusing to produce the chemical because the government put super tight restrictions on production and transport..yet THEY are the ones that said they had to use it.

Using the 10% Eth will use 10% less fuel, but don't bet on seeing a price drop. The oil companies must ship the Ethynol seperate and mix it with the gas at the local tank farms. This means a larger shipping and distriution network. Basicly it is saving oil volume for the nation, not the consumer. I have also heard rumor that 90/10 mix hurts mileage also, which once again means we'll be using more fuel.

Why the hell don't they just come out with a synthetic gasoline? You can't convince me it can't be done.