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Off Topic discussions / Re: My Smart Fortwo Pure
« on: 2008.04.23, 06:36:28 »
Brazil still is using E85, good old American corn ethanol. While they have discovered ways of producing ethanol from other crops, as far as I am aware none are currently in production today. I have alot more faith in sunfuel since it is close to being viable, can be used in any currently available diesel engine without modification, has close to no co2 impact and diesel engines are more efficient then gassers anyway.
That being said, I love my Volkswagen 1.8t gasser =) Just wish it didn't use so much gas.. =) 29mpg isn't cutting it with my commute.
That being said, I love my Volkswagen 1.8t gasser =) Just wish it didn't use so much gas.. =) 29mpg isn't cutting it with my commute.
... corn has sky rocket as well due to ... the ethanol producers. So I guess that there are some valid arguments in that ethanol hurts food production and is just not a smear campaign from the oil industry.
Also ethanol costs twice as much as gasoline produce and consume 30% compared when driving a car on gas.
There are a better ways to produce ethanol than with corn. As someone alluded to, Brazil is using sugar cane, which is more cost effective.
Scientists have found that switchgrass is also another cost effective source for ethanol, but in the USA, the corn producers have a good lobby that is keeping government subsidies for ethanol targeted at corn. Don't blame the scientists; they aren't the ones pulling the purse strings.

How I love internet memes.
Only, to try again with never Danis, it may really help. 