Originally Posted by Nyogtha
Originally Posted by TiredTrucker
Yeah, EPA really is not the equation when it comes to seasonal ethanol concentrations of E85. Less ethanol is used in E85 during cold months for starting issues. Some engines do not start reliability in extreme cold on high concentrations of ethanol. The fuel doesn't vaporize properly. In warm months, ethanol vaporizes easier so higher concentrations can be used and maintain reliability. It's a physics thing, not a EPA thing.
But considering that E85 is staying right about 80-90 cents a gallon cheaper than regular, I will still use it. Into my second year of full time E85 use. Even took a 2000 mile road trip to Wyoming this year and used E85 exclusively for the entire trip. And I encourage others not to use the stuff so I can keep getting it cheap. Filled up a day ago with E85 for $1.53 a gallon. If that is due to reduced taxes on the fuel, great. I pay more in taxes in one year than the average person in my state makes for an annual wage. The price of owning and running a small business. I will take every tax break I can get my hands on.
Interesting - do you pay higher taxes than a person making an average salary while yourself making an average or less annual income compared to that annual salary? When I was part owner of a small business it did indeed help my tax position but I made well above an average salary in my state at that time.
My net from my business last year was about $28,000, after I paid myself about $41,000, the average income for my state. Between myself and my business, over $42,000 in cumulative various taxes. Roughly $13,000 in fuel taxes alone. Then there is payroll taxes, commercial vehicle licensing taxes and highway use taxes, property taxes, Federal excise taxes, and on and on and on.
But it was nice to fill up my 3/4 ton pickup with E85 yesterday for $1.34 a gallon. Nice to get a little bit of a break now and then. The Gooberment (state and federal) always finds a way to make up for it elsewhere in my life.