Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Current event blog 4

We all know that the gas prices have gotten crazy. Just my little honda takes 60 bucks to fill up!! Over the past several weeks, consumers have been searching for stations the have strictly no ethanol. And some continue to purchase the common %10 ethanol in thier gasoline. Ethanol makes the gas cheaper while also lowers the gas milage. The reason that ethanol is so popualar is because the price of the gas is much more clearly seen than the difference of milage. For different cars, you have a different balance of which is cheaper. Congress is proposing to increase the ethanol limit to 15% before the end of the summer which could lower the gas price as much as $1.50 per gallon. Studies have been done and concluded that ethanol would destroy many engines on the road that were not made to accomodate for the increaced ammount of ethanol in the gas. I think that $3 sounds alot better than $4.50, but obviously not enough to risk my ride!

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