Comments on: USDA Aims to Fund 10,000 New Flex-Fuel Pumps by 2016

By: tapra1

tapra1 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:11:45 +0000

since many existing gas dispensers aren't able to handle the 50-percent higher mix of ethanol and will need to be updated or replaced by blending pumps like those funded under the new USDA program.DK Tech

By: Frank Hulbert Jr

Frank Hulbert Jr — Sat, 14 May 2011 02:13:59 +0000

:You are going to see food shortages due to corn being used as a fuel and a shortage of beans, and other grains. The united states corn and bean inventory is drasticaly low, 15 year low, due to corn used as fuel. Farmers have quit growing beans to grow corn. Then you must take into account the weather, floods, etc. The food warehouses are getting low NOW! The small farmer is disapearing and the corporations are controlling the food supply! Wake up America! I am a farmer and I watch the market daily! I also read the government stastics!

By: Ken olivarri

Ken olivarri — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:19:36 +0000

Yes it’s more expensive. The picture shows a cheaper price but Ethanol should be 30% cheaper to what ever the price of gas is to come out even on the mileage loss. Yes people think at the time their saving money but don’t relize their going back to get gas more often. I don’t understand why they keep raising their E-85 prices, they have nothing to do on what’s going on overseas everything is made right here in the good old U.S.A. It’s less expensive to make than gas no transit costs actually they are making more money than the gas crooks. They have seen how much money is being made and stuffing their pockets full. To me if the price of E-85 was 35% cheaper than gas they would greatly increase sales everyone who can use this fuel would. I have a full size truck it runs good on E-85 but don’t last as long. As far as adding more pumps they should have started this back in 08 when gas hit the 4 dollar mark looks like someone was dragging their feet.

By: JamesDavis

JamesDavis — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:38:26 +0000

Really funny isn’t it? They jack the gas prices out of reach of the common worker who can no longer afford to drive to work and they wonder why sales are down, and because of the like of supply and demand, they will raise the prices again. I think they should quit sniffing all those tail pipes long enough for their heads to clear up and they might come to the conclusion that they are pricing themselves right out of business. Do you think they will realize that fact before they go under…or just keep wondering why sales are down?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:32:53 +0000

“Rising gas prices are prompting many Americans to cut back on driving, with some 70 percent of the nation’s major gas-station chains saying sales declined in March…”

By: Victoria A.

Victoria A. — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:46:16 +0000

The selection of gasoline looks a little confusing! However, if this sort of thing would be cheaper in the long run – and help avoid the “pain at the pump” that we are currently dealing with, and be better for the environment then that’s cool. However I have an older regular gas sort of car that I’d love to trade for a more green vehicle, but that’s not something I can do any time soon.

Guess we’ll see!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:08:56 +0000

AFP: Drivers of Nissan’s electric Leaf report problems
TOKYO — Japanese auto giant Nissan on Monday said customers in the United States and Japan had reported problems restarting their all-electric Leaf vehicles after switching the motor off.

By: Dom

Dom — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:19:17 +0000

Hmm... seeing how 66% of Americans are overweight or obese, I don't see how we are hurting for food... so why not burn the extra in our cars instead of lugging it around in our bodies? Besides, slimmer lighter people would mean less weight our cars have to lug around, increasing fuel economy!

It does seem that using waste products for fuel sources instead of deliberately planting things like corn to produce fuel makes more sense. Things like biodiesel from algae also sounds like a really good idea.

By: Indigo

Indigo — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:46:23 +0000

Does ethanol even burn when mixed with gasoline? I noticed a 10% reduction in fuel economy with e10, which means I had to burn 110% more fuel to drive the same distance. How does this help the ecology?

By: Mr.Bear

Mr.Bear — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:13:43 +0000

The headline tells you all you need to know about ethanol: it’s being pushed by the Department of Agriculture and not the Department of Energy.