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Author Topic: Another reason to go electric  (Read 888 times)

Richard230

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Another reason to go electric
« on: January 21, 2011, 10:20:27 PM »

I just heard on the national news that some branch of the government will be approving the use of 15% ethanol in gasoline in the US today. That amount of alcohol is really going to screw up the fuel systems of all IC motorcycles. It will cause driveability problems, reduce fuel mileage and rot and corrode fuel system parts - potentially resulting in leaking fuel that could catch fire. Right now the 10% mix is about all most motorcycles will tolerate.

At least electric motorcycles will not be affected - unless the government can figure out some way to insert corn ethanol into electricity.
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Richard's motorcycle collection:  2018 16.6 kWh Zero S, 2002 Yamaha FZ1 (FZS1000N) and a 1978 Honda Kick 'N Go Senior.
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