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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 532976" data-attributes="member: 14668">I pay $1.99 at the pump for E85 flex fuel for my Caravan. Combined with the $.50 per gallon Oregon tax credit, my final cost is $1.49 per gallon which is about $.70 cheaper than gasoline. With the decrease in mileage vs regular gas factored in, I am breaking even. The difference is that the ethanol I am using for fuel was made here in Oregon from a mix of domestically grown corn (which is still fed to cattle after the ethanol is refined) and waste biomass from local blueberry farms. I am keeping my money in my local economy instead of sending it overseas.&nbsp;I pay $2.49 per gallon at the pump for B99 biodiesel for my &#039;06 VW Jetta TDI. It also qualifies for the Oregon tax credit of $.50 per gallon, which means I am paying $2 per gallon. Like E85, the decrease in mileage makes the lower price a wash....but like E85 I am using a fuel made entirely here in Oregon from a renewable mix of soybean oil and used cooking oil from a local potato-chip factory. The only downside to biodiesel is that you cant run it straight during the cold winter months, it gels up at low temps so I have to blend it 50/50 with normal petroleum diesel. My car gets almost 40 MPG either way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 532976, member: 14668"] I pay $1.99 at the pump for E85 flex fuel for my Caravan. Combined with the $.50 per gallon Oregon tax credit, my final cost is $1.49 per gallon which is about $.70 cheaper than gasoline. With the decrease in mileage vs regular gas factored in, I am breaking even. The difference is that the ethanol I am using for fuel was made here in Oregon from a mix of domestically grown corn (which is still fed to cattle after the ethanol is refined) and waste biomass from local blueberry farms. I am keeping my money in my local economy instead of sending it overseas. I pay $2.49 per gallon at the pump for B99 biodiesel for my '06 VW Jetta TDI. It also qualifies for the Oregon tax credit of $.50 per gallon, which means I am paying $2 per gallon. Like E85, the decrease in mileage makes the lower price a wash....but like E85 I am using a fuel made entirely here in Oregon from a renewable mix of soybean oil and used cooking oil from a local potato-chip factory. The only downside to biodiesel is that you cant run it straight during the cold winter months, it gels up at low temps so I have to blend it 50/50 with normal petroleum diesel. My car gets almost 40 MPG either way. [/QUOTE]

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