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Fuels without ethanol -Who offers it and what grades?

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Fuels without ethanol -Who offers it and what grades?

I recall Shell Premium fuel had 0 ethanol, but for some reason, I can't seem to see this on their website. Is this still the case or does Esso now offer Ethanol-free fuel? I know Petro Canada says all grades use ethanol: https://www.petro-canada.ca/en/personal/fuel/gas
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What's wrong with fuel with ethanol?
Pourquoi pas?
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SPARTACVS wrote: What's wrong with fuel with ethanol?
Less fuel economy.
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SPARTACVS wrote: What's wrong with fuel with ethanol?
Seasonal Small engines don’t seem to deal with it well.
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KevinM56081 wrote: Seasonal Small engines don’t seem to deal with it well.
If it's left in there until the next season, then definitely, lol. I haven't had a problem with normal 87 in any of my stuff (Trimmer, snowblower, lawn tractor). But I run them dry after each season.
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I've seen this site thrown around a lot but what sort of verification is done for this? Like how do we know it's the case?
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Canadian Tire premium gas has no ethanol.
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In BC we have Shell 91 and Chevron 94 that are ethanol free.

I heard rumours that Costco gas is also ethanol free but I can’t confirm as there aren’t any nearby.
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SPARTACVS wrote: What's wrong with fuel with ethanol?
I'm all for better environment, cleaner air but ethanol is big oil's way of watering gasoline down....The other terrible effect was increasing food costs, farmers switching to non-edible corn etc.

Individuals do not make as huge of an impact to the environment as large corps, but large corps deflect blame and make us car lovers feel guilty.
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