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Originally Posted by vash
the stuff is 85 cents more per gallon.
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I hadn't noticed that.
Then again, I think all of the gas stations around me have taken down their special E85 signs, so I wouldn't know anyway.
It seems that even with the government subsidies, ethanol is now priced much higher than gasoline. Without the subsidies, it would probably be around $5 a gallon.
From what I gather, ethanol plants are closing left and right. They could only kind of exist on government subsidies when oil prices were ridiculously high...
Also, as ethanol makes far less economic sense now, less people are buying it, which means it sits for longer, which means it absorbs more moisture from the atmosphere, which means it has and even greater potential to damage engines.
I hate to say it, but it seems your employer is putting misguided idealogy above sound financial decisions. (In San Francisco, gasp!) If it is a share company, that is irresponsible to the shareholders. If the person calling the shots owns the company, it is his decision, but it raises your operaring costs (increased fuel cost, reduced mileage, and increased wear on the vehicles) and leaves you more vulnerable to competition that can undercut you.
That's my 2¢.