HomeUnit TradingCareersIndustry LinksContact ABOUT EKAE GRAIN DISTILLERS GRAINS ETHANOL RENEWABLE DIESEL COMMUNITY MEDIA & NEWS MEMBERS ETHANOL Ethanol & Your Engine | Ethanol & Our Economy | Ethanol & Our Environment | Ethanol & Agriculture Ethanol, an alcohol fuel, provides high quality, high octane for exceptional engine performance and reduced emissions. Ethanol has been used in cars since Henry Ford designed his 1908 Model T to operate on alcohol. Trillions of miles have been driven on ethanol-blended fuel since 1980. In fact, several teams in national and international racing competitions use ethanol because of its high octane and exceptional performance. Ethanol now makes up 10% of our nation’s gasoline pool, accounting for one out of every five gallons of domestically produced fuel used in U.S. gasoline-powered vehicles. For more ethanol facts, visit ethanolrfa.org. ETHANOL AND YOUR ENGINE Today, ethanol makes up for 10% of our gasoline supply and can be found at nearly every station across the nation. This domestic, home-grown fuel is being utilized in all engine types, including automobiles, motorcycles, non-road engines and marine engines. Due to the increase in ethanol-blended fuels, small engine manufacturers have made modifications to the engine fuel systems to be compatible with ethanol blended fuels. Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs): These vehicles are specifically designed to be able to run on any ethanol-blended fuel ranging from unleaded gasoline (0% ethanol) to E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline). FFVs also have the ability to run on mid-level blends, fuel that is blended with ethanol less than 85%, such as E20, E30 and E40. If you drive an FFV, you can pretty much fill your tank anywhere, no matter what the ethanol blend is! To date, there are more than eight million FFVs operating on America’s roadways. Check your owner’s manual to discover if you’re driving a Flex Fuel Vehicle. if so, you have a wide range of fuel choices at the pump. E15: In October 2010 and January 2011, EPA announced the limited approval of E15 for strict use in gasoline powered vehicles only. The approval came after years of research on the safe and effective use of this fuel in varying model year automobiles. This approval is strictly limited to use in automobiles manufactured in model year 2001 and newer, and was NOT approved for any other engine use. EPA’s E15 approval is not a mandate for use; it provides an opportunity for retailers to offer their automobile consumers an additional fuel choice. Until fuel blends containing more than 10% ethanol have been tested and approved for use in marine engines, watercraft and non-road engines, equipment owners should not use these fuel blends. ETHANOL AND OUR ECONOMY The 14.3 billion gallons of ethanol produced in 2014: Added $52.7 billion to the national GDP Sustained 83,949 direct jobs and 295, 265 indirect/induced jobs Added $26.7 billion to household income Contributed $10.3 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue According to energy economist Phillip K. Verleger, Jr., former advisor to Presidents Ford and Carter: “The U.S. renewable fuels program has cut annual consumer expenditures in 2013 between $700 billion and $2.6 trillion. This translates to consumers paying between $0.50 and $1.50 per gallon less for gasoline.” ETHANOL AND OUR ENVIRONMENT Ethanol has a positive energy balance. Improved ethanol production efficiencies in concert with new farming technologies means that the energy benefits of ethanol continue to grow. According to the latest USDA research, 1 unit of energy invested in the corn ethanol production process results in 2.3 units of useable energy in the form of ethanol. The amount of energy required to make a gallon of ethanol has fallen 36% since 1995, while electricity use is down 38%. At the same time, producers are squeezing 12% more ethanol out of every bushel of corn. Water usage in ethanol production has been cut in half since 1998. Ethanol is a clean-burning octane enhancer. Oil companies add cancer-causing toxics such as benzene, toluen and xylene to gasoline to increase octane. These substances do not burn completely in the engine, resulting in particulate matter that leave the exhaust and enters the air we breathe. More ethanol in our fuel reduces the level of these toxics in gasoline—and improves human health. In 2013, the 13.3 billion gallons of ethanol produced in the U.S. reduced greenhouse gas emissions from on-road vehicles by 38 million metric tons. That’s equivalent to removing 8 million cars from the road. Ethanol rapidly biodegrades in surface water, groundwater and soil-and is the safest component in gasoline today. ETHANOL AND AGRICULTURE Tremendous increases in the productivity of U.S. farmers have ensured ample supplies of grain are available for domestic and international use as food, feed and fuel. Because growers are getting more output per acre than ever before, less land is needed to satisfy demand for food, feed and fuel. One-third of every bushel of grain processed into ethanol is enhanced and returned to the animal feed market in the form of distillers grains, corn gluten feed or corn gluten meal. By increasing the demand for corn, and thus raising corn prices, ethanol helps lower the cost of federal farm programs. Ethanol production does NOT reduce the amount of food available for human consumption. Ethanol is produced from field corn fed to livestock, not the sweet corn that humans east. in addition to making ethanol, ethanol plants also produce livestock feed, corn oil and carbon dioxide (used in food and beverage production.) 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