LOL you ain’t kidding.
That depends. If you are buying octane booster from Walmart, AutoZone or the like for $3 or $4 a bottle then when they say it raises octane 5 points that means it would raise 87 to 87.5. The stuff that actually works is going to cost you $20 for a quart bottle and depending on how high you want to raise the octane you will use most of the bottle for 20 gallons of gas.
I had heard a radio commercial for this, but wondered how they were making money.
Simple. Ad revenue in the ap. The more people that access it the more ads run the more ads run the more money they get paid. The more they get paid, the more they advertise, the more they advertise the more people join the app and bigger they get. Wash, rinse, repeat.
I did a search an read a few break downs an reviews of the app before downloading it. Sounds like the places you buy from pay the app developers based on how much additional revenue/business they generate from the app directing discount seekers to their store. The app have gas stations in 40 states.
Simple. Ad revenue in the ap. The more people that access it the more ads run the more ads run the more money they get paid. The more they get paid, the more they advertise, the more they advertise the more people join the app and bigger they get. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Been seeing these pop up at gas stations and empty store shelves all over the place...
i just saw that sticker for the first time last night but someone had stuck it next to the diesel lol.Simple. Ad revenue in the ap. The more people that access it the more ads run the more ads run the more money they get paid. The more they get paid, the more they advertise, the more they advertise the more people join the app and bigger they get. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Been seeing these pop up at gas stations and empty store shelves all over the place...
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Every vehicle I've owned since my 1988 2.9L Ranger has had Closed Loop EFI and knock sensors, and every one has run noticeably better on E0 fuels, especially my current 2019 Lariat and 2020 Chrysler 300S 5.7L.
Every vehicle I've owned since my 1988 2.9L Ranger has had Closed Loop EFI and knock sensors, and every one has run noticeably better on E0 fuels, especially my current 2019 Lariat and 2020 Chrysler 300S 5.7L.
My understanding is that all gasolines come through the pipelines without ethanol and specific additives - everything is added at the terminals. Also keep in mind that 89-90 E10 was achieved by adding Ethanol to 87 grade and so on.
NC is good about regulating and testing fuel supply quality through the NC Dept. Of Agriculture. I can make one phone call (usually)and find out if a station passed or failed the important tests for contaminants, octane rating and ethanol mixture. 87, 89-90 and 93 E0 are available across the state by legislative decree - same in SC. Unfortunately, some stations have been caught trying to pass off 87-89-90E0 as 93 E0.
NC has been better at busting these scofflaws than SC for unknown reasons. There is a station in Blythewood, SC that is passing off something as 93 E0 and was charging a ridiculous $5.09 back in June. The person who answered the phone at the SC Dept. of Agriculture stated the station had passed all tests(?!?!).
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Upsides:
Ethanol blended gasolines burn slightly cleaner than non ethanol blended gasolines and this is the only upside. Higher ethanol blends also work well horsepower wise for very specific high performance tunes.
Downsides:
Short shelf life - typically 3 months.
Heavily subsidized by the federal government - $3 per gallon the last time I checked.
Process to produce ethanol - highly polluting to the point it probably kills the EPA 'advantages'.
Pressure on the food supply - we will be finding out sooner rather than later.
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By the way, I last paid $3.99 for 93 E0 at a state certified station less than a month ago. I'm retired and don't drive much anymore, so my fuel costs aren't critical like it is with many people here. For those forced to use ethanol blended gasolines, I highly recommend adding an 'ethanol fixer' (additive) to the tank at each refueling. Bell Ethanol Defense (Amazon), Sta Bil 360 and Lucas Ethanol Fuel Conditioner are available most anywhere, as well as other products.
That is with E85. Pump E10 is only about 3% less energy dense than ethanol free and it's usually considerably less expensive.
Meh... It's an opinion piece, and there's a counterargument given right in the article. There's cherry picked data on both sides of the ethanol debate. Either way I couldn't care less. We currently have ethanol blends and they run just find in modern cars.
You can order them online.Simple. Ad revenue in the ap. The more people that access it the more ads run the more ads run the more money they get paid. The more they get paid, the more they advertise, the more they advertise the more people join the app and bigger they get. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Been seeing these pop up at gas stations and empty store shelves all over the place...
You can complain all you want, but you're beating a dead horse...the blends are pretty much all you have and nothing is going to change. If anything, more will probably be added in future years.
