Bingo! A winner!!! YES!
Although called a troll for saying so, high oil and gas prices are good for America. as is--man I hate to say this:
Ethanol--for the farmers...flame away I'm first in line///
Ethanol may be good for the big corporate farms, but does little or nothing for the little guy.
Ethanol also takes more energy to produce, and is not as efficient as regular gasoline is due to its lower stoichiometric fuel ratio.
Ethanol also causes problems for cars that are not designed to use ethanol in that it damages the fuel system. Older cars would need a completely new fuel system that does not have bare magnesium, aluminum, or rubber parts in the system. Also for vehicles with fuel-tank mounted electric fuel pumps, additional differences to prevent arcing, as well as flame arrestors positioned in the tank’s fill pipe, are also needed since ethanol is more electrically conductive than gasoline. Fuel injection control systems must have a wider range of pulse widths to inject approximately 40% more fuel.
Now take E85 for example, when made from corn E85 reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 15-20% as compared to gasoline BUT this is negated because it burns 25% to 30% less efficiently than traditional gasoline in most vehicles.
It’s just like the push for electric cars. Yeah the cars are zero emission, but now the powerplant is increasing it’s emissions to produce more power to recharge the cars.
It also reduces carbon monoxide and benzine emissions BUT it releases emissions of acetaldehyde which is a toxic pollutant.
I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the car manufacturers who are pushing the most for the ethanol fuel additives, so when people face mounting repair bills for their older cars (fuel system damage), they’ll come crawling to the local stealership for a new one.
In other words, all this BS with electric cars, and ethanol, global warming, and “going green” is just a scam to screw the people over.