Midlands Hybrid Club

Photo: Mobil Station in Irmo, SC

I won’t get into a long spiel or conspiracy theories here.  Ethanol is bad for gas mileage and your wallet.  When running 10% ethanol you’ll see a drop in mileage of 3 to 10 percent.  The upshot is you will give more money for road taxes, the downside is you’ll be giving the oil companies more money for the pleasure.

Lets not forget all the lawn equipment, and marine motors destroyed by this goo-gas.  If this was supposed to reduce the cost of gas, why are the prices so out of whack (just the ethy versus pure gas), the savings need to exceed the up to 10% loss in fuel efficiency by running that garbage through my car.

You need to make sure your manual say you can run 10% ethanol, I haven’t heard of a new gasoline powered automobile that can’t run the stuff but I don’t remember a statement in my lawn mower’s manual that states its ok to run that stuff.  Why I’m not running an electric mower is another story altogether and purely cost based.

I try to fill up with ethanol-free gas whenever I can, I think I’ve run two tanks of the corn gas in my car since I got it in late September, 2008.

I won’t get into the politics of the situation, I’ll only say that using corn for ethanol isn’t particularly efficient there are more environmentally friendly ways to produce alcohol.

I want to make a map of all the ethy free stations in the area, if you know of any please post in the comments and when I make the map I’ll add you to the credits if you like.  I have the Irmo Mobile station, and the Columbia Travel center already.

Don’t be shy, post a comment!

Kacey Green 
for the Midlands Hybrid Club
"Choose green personal transportation."

The Midlands Hybrid Club, is the home of the hybrid and hypermiling club of the Carolinas, based in Columbia, SC

My fuel economy, tracked at every fill-up since purchase, your mileage will vary.

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GardenWeasel said:

	... I've not seen one yet, but will watch for one! Plus, next fill-up, I'll find an excuse to be in Irmo!
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July 03, 2009
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Jonny_Neutron said:

... Here's what I got for you on some non-ethanol gas stations around Columbia: There's the Exxon station @ 6114 Old Bush River Rd (gas station @ the intersection of Lake Murray Blvd/Old Bush River.) And The Exxon station @ around 3720 Rosewood Drive I'll probably be driving through Lexington sometime later this week, and I know there is at least one off of 378 that's w/o ethanol. Hope this helps! Jonny_Neutron

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July 06, 2009 | url
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Kacey Green said:

	... Thanks Jonny_Neutron, I also got your PM, I'll work on getting the map up and hopefully make it a collaberative deal where it won't be dependent on one or two posters but will have some moderators to keep the spammers out.
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Rich Porter said:

Google Maps I'm interested in this as well. It seems like Google Maps would be the way to do this. I started one with Jonny Neutron's contributions, and if you e-mail me ( oneporter AT gmail DOT com ) then I can add you to the list of collaborators.. I don't want to steal your thunder though, Kacey, so if you already have something in the works, let me know. The link to the map in its infancy: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=102176521507979065319.00046ed561858c39e59ca

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July 16, 2009
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GardenWeasel said:

	... I did a 'fill-up' at the mobil station on NW side of town - and today drove by the Exxon on Rosewood. I will fill-up there next time. Thanks!!
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July 24, 2009
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GardenWeasel said:

	... Just noticed the Citgo station in the 1700 block of Leesburg Road on SE side of town has a sign saying "No Ethanol, 100% gasoline"!
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August 12, 2009
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GardenWeasel said:

	... ...with much trepidation (never used Citgo before), I filled 'er up with 10.5 gallon of 87 Octane ethanol-free Citgo (today). We shall see..
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other name 'cause GardenWeasel - but it's me! said:

	... Wow! After using ethanol free gas - it's quite a shock to the FE to return to gas+ethanol!
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September 06, 2009
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john mensing said:

	... the exxon station on knox abbott drive west columbia has ethanol free...filled up there friday
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October 17, 2009
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Pam Shroyer said:

	... the mobile station at the corner of Lee and Longtown in NE Columbia is also ethanol free.
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October 23, 2009
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Sean McDonald said:

	... Shell station at Platt Springs and Emanuel Church rd is ethenol free!!
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November 04, 2009
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Pegg grant said:

	... The Exxon station on Rosewood Drive is NO LONGER ethanol-free, sadly I discoverd today...also, the worker understood that most Exxon's would now or soon be using ethanol-added gasolinel, if they already haven't...argh!
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November 20, 2009
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ROCKY'S CONVENIENCE STORE said:

	WE HAVE 0% ETHANOL BOTH OF OUR GAS STATIONS ONLY SELL THE HIGHEST QUALITY BRANDED GASONLINE 0% ETHANOL 98 WEST IN PERRY, FL 850-584-6600 221 N IN SHADY GROVE, FL 850-584-2596
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EK said:

	... pure-gas.org has a small list that can be updated.
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January 17, 2010
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