Current list of E85 stations in WA
I really wish e85 was closer. I am going to be running meth for the time being. The closest station is Marysville (closer to Arlington) which is about 25 miles in the wrong direction. Ah well.
What are the ethanol % at these stations. Anyone done testing?
While consumers believe E85 is always 85% ethanol, reality is that it's not. Federal regulations mandate 70% to 85% ethanol, however, the Government does not police that and, consequently, quality control is lax. We've seen test data of samples from a few retail sources of E85 in the Midwest that show as low as 64% ethanol. Also, there is no requirement for the octane of the gasoline used to make it, so E85 is typically somewhere between 95 MON and a widely-claimed-but-seldom-achieved 105 MON. The best quality E85s, which are quite rare, when rated by the (R+M)/2 method consumers understand, are 95-97-oct.
While consumers believe E85 is always 85% ethanol, reality is that it's not. Federal regulations mandate 70% to 85% ethanol, however, the Government does not police that and, consequently, quality control is lax. We've seen test data of samples from a few retail sources of E85 in the Midwest that show as low as 64% ethanol. Also, there is no requirement for the octane of the gasoline used to make it, so E85 is typically somewhere between 95 MON and a widely-claimed-but-seldom-achieved 105 MON. The best quality E85s, which are quite rare, when rated by the (R+M)/2 method consumers understand, are 95-97-oct.
What are the ethanol % at these stations. Anyone done testing?
While consumers believe E85 is always 85% ethanol, reality is that it's not. Federal regulations mandate 70% to 85% ethanol, however, the Government does not police that and, consequently, quality control is lax. We've seen test data of samples from a few retail sources of E85 in the Midwest that show as low as 64% ethanol. Also, there is no requirement for the octane of the gasoline used to make it, so E85 is typically somewhere between 95 MON and a widely-claimed-but-seldom-achieved 105 MON. The best quality E85s, which are quite rare, when rated by the (R+M)/2 method consumers understand, are 95-97-oct.
While consumers believe E85 is always 85% ethanol, reality is that it's not. Federal regulations mandate 70% to 85% ethanol, however, the Government does not police that and, consequently, quality control is lax. We've seen test data of samples from a few retail sources of E85 in the Midwest that show as low as 64% ethanol. Also, there is no requirement for the octane of the gasoline used to make it, so E85 is typically somewhere between 95 MON and a widely-claimed-but-seldom-achieved 105 MON. The best quality E85s, which are quite rare, when rated by the (R+M)/2 method consumers understand, are 95-97-oct.
im not sure what the current mix is, but all the stations up and down I5 get the ethanol from the same distributer so the mixes are all the same(depending on when they purchased there batch of e85)
So big NEGATIVE points for the 2 stations in Northern Vancouver... one on 76th off of 500 and their sister station in Battle Ground...
BOTH out of E85 and with a ****-poor, uninterested attitude will blindly tell you they have no idea of when they may get any more.
They were $1.99 per gallon and they've been telling me over the past couple of weeks that their new load is on its way at around $1.50 per gallon.
but... no fuel means no good at ANY price.
Scott
BOTH out of E85 and with a ****-poor, uninterested attitude will blindly tell you they have no idea of when they may get any more.
They were $1.99 per gallon and they've been telling me over the past couple of weeks that their new load is on its way at around $1.50 per gallon.
but... no fuel means no good at ANY price.
Scott
I know... having these two specific stations close by was the final push to get me over. Now, due to nothing short of poor management, they are OUT OF E85 and I'm left going out of my way to burn E85 to GET some E85.
This is the downside.
Scott
This is the downside.
Scott
