My thoughts on ethanol;
~The cost of E85 could be $1 less if the special tax was removed from it. Locally it was 50¢ cheaper per gallon (than 93 gasoline) a few years ago.
~I'd rather have switchgrass- or sugarcane-based fuel than corn. Brazil's been using it for years.
~Alibaba and Habib don't control it.
~I could make it myself if I needed to. (same with biodiesel)
~It's renewable, sustainable, a multipurpose fuel.
~Imagine keeping the US fuel production AND consumption on this side of the planet. CA/US/MX all sharing energy independence. A meteorite can crash down on an oil pipeline in Iprakistania and no one here would have to take a bus to work because of fuel prices jumping $2 overnight. lol
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Ethanol will not be fueling our vehicles 30 years from now. It is not the fuel of the future.
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Personally, I think Hydrogen would be considered my "perfect" future fuel, but until that technology catches up with the small space in my car, I need to make what adjustments I can to remove 'oil' out of my equations. I just was wondering if taking a step backwards (efficiency) for three steps forward for oil dependency / environmental awareness / renewable options, was accepted by those here who may think the same way as myself.
