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Gas vs E85: cost per mile, cost per year, etc

This calculator calculates the true costs of E85 and gas and will help you determine when the E85 pump is cost-effective.
E85 Price E85 MPG E85 cost per mile:
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 E85 miles per dollar:
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Gas Price Gas MPG Gas cost per mile:
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 Gas miles per dollar:
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Miles you drive per year: Cost per year, fueled with E85:
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 Cost per year, fueled with gas:
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 Gasoline not imported by fueling with E85 (per year):
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 Reduction in green house gases with E85 (per year):
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Blending ethanol and gas

For most vehicles, E10 (10% ethanol) yields worse mileage than gasoline without ethanol. What many people don't know is that E10 is probably the worst blend and for many vehicles, 20-30% ethanol will give you similar mileage to gasoline with no ethanol.1
Enter your gas tank size, previous ethanol %, and how much gas you added and this calculator will tell you the ethanol % in your tank. If you want to just calculate the results of mixing blends, check the "ignore vehicle" checkbox.
Prior to filling Gallons added Result
tank (gals) existing %   gals E85*gals E70*gals E30gals E20gals E10gals E0 
   
0.0% ethanol (or E0)
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* Note: in colder areas of the country, the actual percent of E85 gets downgraded to 70% during winter months.2


Octane result from blending 2 fuels

Trying to replace premium gas in a non-flexfuel vehicle? This tool´s for you.
Fuel #1 Fuel #2 Result
E85 (Gals)   Gas (Gals)    
E85 Octane *   Gas Octane *  
 
% ethanol   % ethanol    
 
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* E85 typically has an octane of 105. E10 may vary from 87 to 93. Premium gas typically is 91. Racing fuel is often 100 or higher.3 You should be able to find your octane numbers posted on the gas pump.


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1 Optimal blend levels of ethanol and gasoline,  Ethanol blends beyond 10% at Ethanol.org
2 Explanation of winter ethanol blends on Wikipedia
3 Explanation of "Octane Rating" on Wikipedia