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DavidAtlanta Rookie Author Georgia Posts:6 Points:51,870 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 11, 2012 1:30:18 AM Ignore DavidAtlanta Report Abuse It would be AWESOME if E85 was an additional price category. I assume it could be added the same way diesel is listed. E85 prices are almost solely based on whatever the station owner thinks they can get and not always a reflection of market conditions. I realize there may not be many stations, but that's the point. By listing prices it forces them to compete for business where they're used to being the monopoly. At the very least, it would be helpful to search for E85 using the mobile app.

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It would be AWESOME if E85 was an additional price category. I assume it could be added the same way diesel is listed.

E85 prices are almost solely based on whatever the station owner thinks they can get and not always a reflection of market conditions. I realize there may not be many stations, but that's the point. By listing prices it forces them to compete for business where they're used to being the monopoly.

At the very least, it would be helpful to search for E85 using the mobile app.

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kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,631 Points:3,678,650 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: May 18, 2012 4:44:48 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse Trouble is, there are many different fuel models that are currently unsupported (biodiesel, E85, kerosene, propane, ...), and each of them is a pretty small niche. I would guess that GasBuddy isn't likely to start supporting them unless they become widespread. In the meantime, my suggestion can be applied to whichever ones are common in your area.
DavidAtlanta Rookie Author Georgia Posts:6 Points:51,870 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 7:24:59 PM Ignore DavidAtlanta Report Abuse Great suggestion, kwzh. That seems like it's not worth all the effort to do all that. There is another website that'd dedicated to E85 prices nationwide. It's easier just to go there when I'm curious. Ideally, I'd prefer not having to leave this site to check E85 prices at another. It seems to me the webmasters would want the same thing because it increases the chances that I'll stay here and click on advertisements.
kwzh Champion Author San Jose Posts:20,631 Points:3,678,650 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: May 17, 2012 8:27:52 AM Ignore kwzh Report Abuse Instead of posting it in the comments (where it will be overwritten if the next spotter doesn't follow the same convention), look for an E85 thread in your local forum, and create it if it's not already there. Use the top post to explain that it's for posting the current price of E85 stations -- do not post the first example there; if you have an E85 price already at hand, then post that as an immediate follow-up message instead. Members who are interested in finding E85 should quickly learn that they can put that thread into their Favorite Topics Lists, or bookmark it directly in their browsers.
wamster Champion Author Houston Posts:4,233 Points:691,300 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 16, 2012 2:03:53 PM Ignore wamster Report Abuse I requested this yesterday to GasBuddy. I always post the E85 under comments, but there's no way to do a search.
CampKohler Champion Author Sacramento Posts:9,444 Points:1,561,975 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 1:31:00 PM Ignore CampKohler Report Abuse Being able to add additional fuel types and grades would be usefull in ALL areas. The locals could sort out which ones they need.
DavidAtlanta Rookie Author Georgia Posts:6 Points:51,870 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 7:51:27 PM Ignore DavidAtlanta Report Abuse Sounds like this might be more helpful in certain regions than others??
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,170 Points:3,249,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 8:32:07 PM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse I don't use E85. No I wasn't forced to click on your link judgekac. That still doesn't address the reality that it has nothing to do with this topic.
DavidAtlanta Rookie Author Georgia Posts:6 Points:51,870 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 4:30:34 PM Ignore DavidAtlanta Report Abuse hnofer17 - E85 is an available station feature on Gas Buddy. I've never tried to search by station feature (like car wash, convenience store, etc.), but if that's possible you'd be able to find stations using that method. The GPS in my vehicle has E85 as a search feature, which makes sense since it's a FFV. It's pretty accurate as I've only gone to one station since using it that didn't have E85.
insightcruzer All-Star Author Oakland Posts:552 Points:191,145 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 4:24:57 PM Ignore insightcruzer Report Abuse in the east bay area of northern california and central valley, I've neer seen any station with E85
Tweak3D Rookie Author Tacoma Posts:34 Points:30,865 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 12:43:34 PM Ignore Tweak3D Report Abuse I agree that E85 along with Biodiesel should be added to the price lists. It would also be helpful if you could search and sort by these items. Also, please don't post stuff like that those links. I've also reported you as its irrelevant to this discussion and just plain rude.
judgekac Champion Author Gary Posts:1,857 Points:553,215 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 12:01:11 PM Ignore judgekac Report Abuse Thanks for your opinion scoutmaster however no forced you to click on the link. By the way you didn't comment about E85 at all. At least I addressed to topic in my reply.
scoutmaster Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:81,170 Points:3,249,620 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 11:20:16 AM Ignore scoutmaster Report Abuse I reported both of judgekac's posts to the moderator.
judgekac Champion Author Gary Posts:1,857 Points:553,215 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2012 9:52:11 AM Ignore judgekac Report Abuse Add E-85 GasBuddy.
judgekac Champion Author Gary Posts:1,857 Points:553,215 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2012 2:58:53 PM Ignore judgekac Report Abuse Add E85 already! Ad E85 please. [Edited by: judgekac at 4/20/2012 3:00:03 PM EST]
herndonks Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,116 Points:211,685 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 16, 2012 4:49:25 PM Ignore herndonks Report Abuse timelord, what is E85 selling for in St Louis. It would have to be alot cheaper to pay to buy it. I don't know of anyplace in Maryland where it is sold (and hope it stays away from here).
fervid Rookie Author St. Louis Posts:51 Points:409,535 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 11:25:20 PM Ignore fervid Report Abuse That and MPG comparisons would be nice. I usually get 18MPG with E85 and 22MPG on gas. Somewhere to enter 1-3 vehicle ratios to easily see at a glance if E85 is worth buying would be cool too.
hnofer17 Champion Author Austin Posts:5,349 Points:997,905 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Apr 15, 2012 10:01:38 PM Ignore hnofer17 Report Abuse I agree. Right now is there even a way to find E85 stations!?
Gas_Buddy Champion Author Maryland Posts:25,948 Points:3,030,065 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2012 10:29:56 PM Ignore Gas_Buddy Report Abuse AWESOME? (AWESOME? Not just 'awesome'?) The only problem is, what else should be included just because some people think it would be awesome. That is, maybe a poll question should be what something to the effect of "what fuels should Gas Buddy include for price posting? The problem (to me, at least, is that many of the people suggesting Gas Buddy include this or that, don't get around to posting gas prices as is, so how can we expect they'll post for more limited fuels?
judgekac Champion Author Gary Posts:1,857 Points:553,215 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 7:25:25 PM Ignore judgekac Report Abuse I agree. Add E-85 to site. FCC
timelord Rookie Author St. Louis Posts:1 Points:14,520 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2012 8:48:31 AM Ignore timelord Report Abuse I second that motion to have E85 listed. We have a dozen or so E85 stations in the general St. Louis area. So being able to compare them against standard gas would be a great thing. I just read a report from edmunds on E85. They knew E85 got worse milage but did not realise it was almost 27% worse. That being said I don't think E85 is a money saver just an alternative fuel.