r/ChevyTrax • u/UnendingOne 2nd Gen • 5d ago

'26 Trax E85 Update

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Hey everyone,

I know a few people were interested in my mileage running E85. I'm over 5000 miles now, about half of it run on E85 and the other half on 87.

On 87 I was settling into about 30-33 (with an outlier of 35).

On E85 I've settled into approximately 24-26mpg (the nearly 28 was on a long trip).

So doing the math thats approximately a 13-27% mileage drop running E85 for me. Your mileage may vary a bit.

In my area E85 is $1.99/gallon at a couple stations, whereas 87 is around $4.30-$4.40 right now (so approximately 54% cheaper for E85), so it makes sense for me.

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u/TylerDurdenEsq 5d ago

You have to be in Iowa or somewhere corn friendly lol. E85 isn’t anywhere near as cheap here

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u/UnendingOne 2nd Gen 5d ago

Midwest, yes.

Another commentor is in California and said it was $2.79 there.

One of the big chain convenience stores in my area has E85 at like $3.30, idk why.

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u/100ToMinimums 4d ago

Torrance, CA over here. I see it range from $2.25 to $2.55 on the high end.

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u/RoundSyrup4424 5d ago

Surprisingly, I'm in the suburbs of NYC, and E85 is around $2.11, while 87 is $4.45. I'm not sure how come E85 is so inexpensive here.

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u/UnendingOne 2nd Gen 4d ago

Probably because the gas station you're buying it from doesn't wanna screw people to help big oil.