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		AnimalMuppet 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Biofuels Policy, a Mainstay of American Agricultur... Unleaded gasoline was unleaded long before ethanol was added. So, no, I didn't prove his point.

Forge36 4 months ago [–]

The history of ethanol in gas is quiet old.

Per https://www.eia.gov/kids/history-of-energy/timelines/ethanol...

It looks like it usage of ethanol as an additive started increasing around the same time lead was being phased out.

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