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Pretty simple really...Gasoline has approx. 125,000 BTU's per gallon. Alcohol has approx. 75,000. You must burn more alcohol to get the same energy as in any given volume of gasoline. Ahhhh, but the tax you pay at the pump? The same per gallon...
who really wins here?
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