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Originally Posted by ME_Andy
I'm not sure that's true. NREL says that E85 causes either a decrease or has a statistically insignificant effect on tailpipe emissions, so it's a draw in the worst case scenario.
Plus who would you rather give money to, farmer or oilman? I'll take the farmer every time.
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It's already been shown that ethanol production displaces food crops, which increases food prices. Increased food prices harm the impoverished more than increased prices for any other good.
There isn't enough farmland currently to move all vehicles to E85. Natural land would need to be cleared and cultivated to meet the demands of an 850% increase in ethanol fuel.
My preference would be to cut oil and farm subsidies and pay whomever offers the most energy for the lowest price; whether that is Bubba or Achmed, I couldn't care less.
That said, I'm extremely interested to see what sort of fuel economy and performance can be created to run on E85. If the performance and economy were sufficient, I might be enticed to purchase such a vehicle and fuel.