Ever heard of a thing called technology?
It changes. Engines get better. Does ethanol make your computer last longer?
here’s a list of gas stations in California that don’t have ethanol, a state with more than 30 million people:
http://pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=CA
Did you ever hear of modern agricultural technology. Do you know about the impact on corn yield and that some produce corn produces 400 gallons ETOH per acre which consists primarily of CO2 from the air and solar capture by the leaves? After the ETOH is processed you are left with a high protein feed and cornstalks for roughage? Corn grows like bamboo, it is a relative.
I never implied ETOH or gas make engines last longer.
Like you said, you can buy electric, a very popular option in CA, or mass transit, or move out or close to work.
What do you do for work?