http://domesticfuel.com/2009/07/01/obama-comments-on-ethanol-during-rural-tour-kickoff/ Alternative Fuel News Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:00:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://domesticfuel.com/2009/07/01/obama-comments-on-ethanol-during-rural-tour-kickoff/comment-page-1/#comment-114299 Jaske Hamar Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:31:59 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=14548#comment-114299 Does anyone find it funny that when O'bama announced higher CAFE standards (average MPG vehicles must meet) most of the auto industry applauded it? these are the same people who fought putting seat belts in cars. The reason is that our government is in lock step with their handlers (lobbyists). Automakers have a loophole from which to pass through which is known as "flex fuel vehicles" what the government has decreed in their simple minds is that E85 capable vehicles MPG is given credit for only the 15% gasoline contained in E85. Therefore a Hummer that is rated at 11 mpg that is E85 capable (regardless of whether they use it or not) is rated on the amount of gasoline (15%) used to travel the 10 miles. To reach the multiplier you divide 100% E85 by 15 (gasoline) and you get a multiplier of 6.66% (Ironic eh?) so that gas guzzler is shown as getting 67 mpg allowing the automakers to pretend fuel efficency. Does anyone find it funny that when O’bama announced higher CAFE standards (average MPG vehicles must meet) most of the auto industry applauded it? these are the same people who fought putting seat belts in cars. The reason is that our government is in lock step with their handlers (lobbyists). Automakers have a loophole from which to pass through which is known as “flex fuel vehicles” what the government has decreed in their simple minds is that E85 capable vehicles MPG is given credit for only the 15% gasoline contained in E85. Therefore a Hummer that is rated at 11 mpg that is E85 capable (regardless of whether they use it or not) is rated on the amount of gasoline (15%) used to travel the 10 miles. To reach the multiplier you divide 100% E85 by 15 (gasoline) and you get a multiplier of 6.66% (Ironic eh?) so that gas guzzler is shown as getting 67 mpg allowing the automakers to pretend fuel efficency.

]]> http://domesticfuel.com/2009/07/01/obama-comments-on-ethanol-during-rural-tour-kickoff/comment-page-1/#comment-114298 Obama comments on role of renewable fuels | Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:11:06 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=14548#comment-114298 [...] Fuel reports that U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration went on a national rural tour that will [...] [...] Fuel reports that U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration went on a national rural tour that will [...]

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