It takes 0.73MM BTU of fossil energy to produce 1MM BTU of ethanol. It takes 1.23MM BTU of fossil energy to produce 1MM BTU of gasoline.
This isn't particularly surprising, because the production steps to get gasoline are far more energy intensive than those to produce ethanol.
This isn't particularly surprising, because the production steps to get gasoline are far more energy intensive than those to produce ethanol.
What an odd comparison and not true by the way. Why was it framed in terms of 'FOSSIL' energy? Your conclusion is flawed because it takes much less 'ENERGY' to produce a BTU of gasoline than it does to make a BTU of ethanol. BTU's are BTU's it doesn't matter where they come from.