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To: reg45
E85 is a hoax and a fraud. Even though it is domestically produced and may be a biofuel (with a significantly shortened carbon cycle), the cost of using it may actually be greater than gasoline. E85 typically costs about 70% of what gasoline costs, however, and this is the kicker, you only get about 60% of the fuel efficiency of gasoline. So your cost per mile (or kilometer or whatever) will actually be greater with E85.

Sources, please? Subsidized, corn derived, ethanol is no magic potion, and it might be dumb, but cellulosic derived ethanol could be viable.

15 posted on 08/11/2008 12:22:04 AM PDT by neverdem (I'm praying for a Divine Intervention.)
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To: neverdem

My own experience with E85 shows a radically reduced fuel economy.


18 posted on 08/11/2008 5:13:26 PM PDT by reg45
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