Reading through this got me to thinking. If E85 drops mileage by 20% then in order to break even the price would need to be less than a comparable amount of gasoline or the buyer wouldn't see any reduction in fuel costs. Emissions and petroleum shortages are secondary reasons to the average motorist who right now is paying dearly just to be able to go back and forth to work. At a 20% reduction in miles per gallon E85 would take 5 qts being sold for the same amount as 4 qts of gasoline to be equal in price. I guess what this is what I said in the beginning: the price would have to be LESS than gas. Anyone see that happening in the remote future? R&D costs, new equipment to handle the product distribution, and all of that will simply be passed on in a price per gallon at the retail level. Until all start up costs are amortized and E85 becomes the sole fuel in demand it will just cost more per gallon all the way around.

Just my opinon on the matter but see what happens when I start thinking? ;\)

Mike G #4355