Gasoline vs Ethanol Calculator

For flex-fuel cars: find out which fuel is the better value at current prices.

Ethanol has lower energy density than gasoline (roughly 30% less range per liter), so it's only a better value when it costs less than about 70% of the gasoline price. This is the standard rule of thumb used for flex-fuel vehicles.

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