A bill pushed forward by the House would allow refiners and retailers to sell E15 nationwide, year-round.
  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Octane is basically irrelevant to the issue of ethanol. The relevant issue is that gasoline (ethanol-free) has a specific energy of 47.3 MJ/kg, while ethanol has a specific energy of 29.7 MJ/kg. You need 1.6 gallons of ethanol to get the same energy as a gallon of gasoline.