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EPA considering raising ethanol to 15%
via SlideshowBob:
http://www.nedirtbikes.com/content/m.../tm.htm#167522 http://www.desmoinesregister.com/art...90324/-1/ENT05 Quote:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123993106781727761.html Quote:
So can anyone figure out what the best way to try and stop this is? Edit- Found NMMA link here- http://capwiz.com/nmma/issues/alert/...SS=Take+Action
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What BS. Ethanol from corn in North America is a loosing proposition when all the numbers are crunched.
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I'm personally wouldn't advocate the use of any ethanol fuel in any carburated 2-stroke motor as it seems that it's actual consistency of the blend is not very reliable and jetting problems usually occur.
GMP I'm not looking for an argument here by defending ethanol production as it has some major disadvantages, other than once you factor in the "brewers mash," the byproduct of making ethanol, and feed it to livestock, the true hydro carbon efficiency of the whole process becomes value added. Not to far from here (western Minnesota) we have an ethanol plant that uses left over steam energy from a neighboring coal fired powerplant to make ethanol. That combination, along with livestock eating the brewers mash, makes for the most cost efficient producing ethanol plant in the country. Another thing to keep in mind is that ethanol production is a stepping stone to methanol production which should be more energy efficient in producing alcohol and may well find it's way into our fuel tanks in the next 10 to 20 years.
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I get 4-8% better gas mileage (estimated) in my car with 100% gasoline. My neighbor who has a Honda hybrid gets 10% better mileage (measured) with straight gas. I try to not run ethanol in my bikes because it breaks down quickly (weeks versus months).
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Thank you for pointing that out. I was refering to the energy expended in the process. How much of this byproduct can actually be sold/stored and used? That plant must be a special case. In South America its supposed to be more efficient with sugar cane.
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Please use the link and protest this!
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