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Originally posted by gaijindabe
...Face it folks, there aint no free lunch. How much energy and chemicals and farmland to produce that 15% alcohol in the mix?...
Every time I see those damn commercials, or hear somebody saying that ethanol is the solution, I wonder if anyone does research any more.
Every single research paper I have read says that the production of ethanol for use in automobiles is worse for our ecology than the petroleum alternative.
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Originally posted by kach22i
I think it's 85%, with 15% gasoline to keep it from freezing.
Ethanol freezes at -40c.
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