This is a kind of philosophical questions - what kind of gas do you buy?
In a PM discussion, we were comparing mpg, and it turns out that one local brand of gas gives lower mpg. Turns out that is because it is very low-sulfur/oxygenated, and is being touted as a better environmental choice.
From the gas website: "Reduces emissions by 10-20 percent...Use of Blue Planet® earth friendly gasoline is equivalent to removing 60,000 cars from the Twin Cities."
Well, that's good, and I expect quite a few of us are driving Insights because we are Treehuggers
. But if that same gas is costing us mpg, what is the tradeoff?
And of course, being in the Midwest, we have 10% ethanol in all the gas. Good for emissions, local farmers, and foreign policy, bad for mpg. Another tradeoff. :?
And then there's the 89 versus 87 octane question. My Insight runs smoother on 89, and maybe gets a couple mpg better on it. But it is a more-refined product, so what are the upstream energy costs associated with making it? :?:
In a PM discussion, we were comparing mpg, and it turns out that one local brand of gas gives lower mpg. Turns out that is because it is very low-sulfur/oxygenated, and is being touted as a better environmental choice.
From the gas website: "Reduces emissions by 10-20 percent...Use of Blue Planet® earth friendly gasoline is equivalent to removing 60,000 cars from the Twin Cities."
Well, that's good, and I expect quite a few of us are driving Insights because we are Treehuggers
And of course, being in the Midwest, we have 10% ethanol in all the gas. Good for emissions, local farmers, and foreign policy, bad for mpg. Another tradeoff. :?
And then there's the 89 versus 87 octane question. My Insight runs smoother on 89, and maybe gets a couple mpg better on it. But it is a more-refined product, so what are the upstream energy costs associated with making it? :?: