The 10/90% ethanol fuel blend was not intended to save fuel, it was meant to keep corn farmers and the government-subsidized ethanol industry happy. Ethanol can't compete with gasoline without government subsidies, so government makes us pay twice, once by giving away our tax dollars in subsidies to the ethanol makers and again by forcing us to buy a fuel blend that costs more per mile than gasoline. Then the shysters in Congress who forced that on us are rewarded by generous contributions from the farmers and the ethanol industry.
When will we ever learn that we can't trust a single solitary one of the lying, thieving, bribe-taking frauds who we send to Washington to do the right thing for THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, not for the special interests who buy politicians like we buy groceries?
“My Corolla gets 32 mpg highway on the 10/90 ethanol/gasoline blend vs 38 mpg it got on straight gasoline before the 10% ethanol 90% gas blend was mandated. Ethanol absorbs water out of the atmosphere and can damage expensive parts in a vehicle’s fuel system, as well as costing drivers more per mile than straight gasoline by reducing fuel mileage.”
That sounds about right. Every aspect of corn ethanol is a problem. Because of its water content, it is corrosive, and last time I checked it still cannot be sent through petroleum-product pipelines. So in order to mix it with gas, ethanol is transported by Diesel-burning trucks to local storage facilities. Of course, it remains corrosive in your gas tank, which is why many drivers report, e.g., that their fuel sensors don’t work properly any more (mine doesn’t).
This is political dementia!