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Old 12-20-2010, 11:07 PM
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doesn't it take twice as much E85 to run an engine than gas?
 
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Not quite twice as much. Alcohol doesn't have as much energy per unit volume as gas, so, your fuel mileage DOES drop several points.
 




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