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Old 06-24-2010, 11:08 PM   #124 (permalink)
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...beats walking...
 
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...duh! ALL hydrocarbon fuels emit carbon-elements (carbon-monoxide, -dioxide, etc.) upon combustion, just in differing amounts

...gasoline is roughly C(8)H(16), while ethanol is C(s)H(5)OH

...you want LESS pollution, walk, because ethanol is not carbon-free!

...I envision a variable-compression (ie: turbo-charged) engine running on E100 as a viable alternative...IF & WHEN the industry gets around to offering it. But, E100 will co$t more than petroleum, so it'd better get damn good FE or it'll fail and we'll be back to sucking the petro-bottle again.