E15 Waiver: You're Paying More for Worse Gas
The EPA quietly approved a nationwide E15 waiver, bumping ethanol content in gasoline from 10% to 15%.
Ethanol has lower energy density than gasoline. More ethanol means worse mileage. You're literally buying diluted fuel at full price.
They're calling it "relief at the pump." It is the opposite of relief at the pump.
Yall know how we’ve been saying gas has been running out faster? Well we were right. The government issued a waiver allowing companies to use more ethanol in the gas (15% vs the norm 10%). So we’re actually paying more money for less mileage and quality 😭. Talk about a scam
The E15 ethanol waiver sold as pump relief is a quiet fuel quality downgrade that makes your car go fewer miles per dollar, not more.
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