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OmniNerd - Articles: Fueling a Lifestyle
Changing driving habits introduce a profound effect on fuel savings for any vehicle. In brief, the following tips collectively save gas in the long run. * slower acceleration * reduced top speed * proper tire inflation * using cruise control
Ethanol in high demand
You can thank the demise of a popular fuel additive for the rising price of ethanol. Methyl tertiary-butyl ether, better known by its acronym MTBE, has been added to U.S. gasoline since 1979 to help keep engines from knocking.
Ethanol can ruin fiberglass fuel tanks
The debate over whether gasoline suppliers should replace MTBE with ethanol did not cause a lot of waves in the boating community, but the issue is affecting recreational vessels in ways that have not been widely appreciated, according to boating advocacy groups.
Some lawmakers push sugar as source of ethanol
With the market for corn-based ethanol booming, lawmakers from sugar-producing states are hoping that beet and cane growers can soon jump onto the renewable fuel bandwagon.
