I hate to be a spoilsport, but this engine is only 15% more efficient that our current IC engines. Thats not much when you consider that our gasoline demand grows about 1.5% per year. At that rate we lose the efficiency gains from this technology in 10 years.
The reality is that even with efficiency gains the country will need more energy as time goes on. Its time to open up those parts of the country (including offshore) that are currently “off limits” to drilling. It will take us 35-50 years to migrate from oil to another form of energy so we need to make sure we have access to oil for that long.
What good is a 15% gain? It would only make up the 15% loss using e-85.
The energy needs will be met and hopefully the US shortfall will be reversed through a variety of methods. Among the most important are the construction of nuclear facilities using the latest technology, probably standardized across the countries following in the wise footsteps of France. The French do this one right, and we should follow their lead.