With gas prices crossing $4 a gallon, the EPA says cheaper, more ethanol-rich fuel will ease the pain. The math doesn't really add up—but the risks sure do.
The Dalton Highway is an isolated and mostly unpaved road that begins outside of Fairbanks, Alaska and ends 414 miles (666 km) later just shy of the Arctic Ocean in Deadhorse, AK. It’s the farthest north you can drive on a public road on the North American Continent. With one section being 240 miles between gas stations, it includes the longest stretch of road in America without services.
Even if range drops, if the price goes down and CO2 emissions go down too, it’ll be a win. I’m virtually never worried about the range of a gas tank.
If you’re setting out on a trek away from gas stations, you can also haul jerrycans.
In 2026, not so bad in the Contiguous 48 in the US, but if you do Alaska, I’m sure that there are still long stretches.
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Ethanol still makes C02, but that C02 was captured the previous season during growth. Gas releases C02 captured millions of years ago.
It does produce less CO2 for the equivalent energy release.