ethanol and gasoline

I read a while back in Business Week that many mixes of gasohol have been tested with as much as 18% ethanol. There are proposals in Congress to increase the mixture of standard gasohol to 20% ethanol. This is apparently bad for cars which are not flex fuel certified. The parts in the fuel supply system can be eaten up by the ethanol.

After reading this I looked into which fuel suppliers make fuel without ethanol. Sunoco and Amoco and Conoco seem to be the ones. I have found two stations close to me in New Orleans with this fuel; one Sunoco at a former BP station in Metairie and Amoco at a no-name station on North Carrollton up by Canal.

There is a branded Conoco station by the airport but they charge 30 cents more than everyone else.

Now I try to fill up with the Amoco or Sunoco at least every other tank. I get better mileage with it in my Grand Marquis taxi.