It is also a solvent that can dissolve parts used in vehicles not designed for ethanol. Automakers complained because it'd cost them something like an extra $100 per vehicle under the hood.

I recall watching an uncle rebuild grandma's carburetor, because her car kept flooding. He shows me part of the original fuel jet and the replacement. The new one has a little synthetic grommet on it, the old one has an empty notch in the same spot. They blamed it on the ethanol.

In Saranac Lake, NY, there are several gas stations that sell unethanolated gasoline. It costs as much as super, despite having lower octane rating. I use it for boats. Some planes can also use it; though most planes using gasoline still use 100 octane (ethanol free) leaded gas.

We have a couple stations in town that sell 'Rec fuel', which has no ethanol. It's popular for use in things like ATV's, dirtbikes, small engines like lawn mowers and snowblower.

Additionally that means more tankers transporting ethanol and more weight on normal use compared to fuel output without ethanol.