So basically if I understand this right, it's all a matter of money to the gas station owners. The only reason there are any stations that are ethenol free is that by diluting the gas with ethenol, the stations get their gas cheaper (because the ethenol portion is cheaper than the gas portion), but sell the same volume, and hence a greater profit. The non ethenol stations are now reduced to few enough that they can make money based on those buyers looking for and willing to spend more on ethenol free gas. To the consumers like us, many of which buy the cheapest descent quality gas we can find, we buy the ethenol gas, not realizing that the sacrifice in gas mileage makes up at least most of the difference in price. Therefore, given a choice, it almost is a break even proposition for us moneywise, we aren't saving anything by paying less for ethenol free. Stations converting to ethenol gas are simply trying to increase their profits. THe idea that ethenol is helping us get off foreign oil is ludicrous, because we use more of it, but who cares (if you are a politician), because you look like you are doing something good and hence have a better chance of being re-elected. Did I miss anything??????
