You may have noticed a change in the gas that you are putting into your car when you stop to fill it up; then again, maybe you haven't. Governments all over the world, from Austrailia to India and yes, even here in the U.S., are mandating the use of E10 instead of traditional gasoline. E10, like E85, is a blend of gasoline and ethanol. This time, however, the blend consists of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline (in lieu of E85's 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline). While this switch has not been highly publicized, it is certainly not insignificant.
A recent study completed by the American Coalition for Ethanol found that the 4 vehicles they used in the study actually got better gas mileage when running on E10. It should be emphasized (in case they didn't do it enough, I am right now) that this study is preliminary, and it only used 4 vehicles. It is true that this evidence to prove the claim that E10 improves gas mileage is a lot more concrete than anything that has been presented in the past; even so, more research needs to be conducted before this claim can be taken as truth.
Something to think about:
Do you think that mild fuel blends, such as E10, are more of a viable alternative to gasoline than E85 is?
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