Ethanol / E85, Dosen't seem to be a good thing, after all Options

[saleeka]

Our local news station did a 2 part report on E85 this week, and I was pretty supprised to find out some of the things that they informed us about. After seeing both segments, I certainly don't see ethanol as a solution for the time being whatsoever. It's less efficient, and because of that, it isn't any cleaner or cheaper, among other problems. For any of those interested, the below links are a good read


Part 1- Ethanol: fuel of the future?

Part 2- Our E85 road test

[Hanyo]

Our local news station did a 2 part report on E85 this week, and I was pretty supprised to find out some of the things that they informed us about. After seeing both segments, I certainly don't see ethanol as a solution for the time being whatsoever. It's less efficient, and because of that, it isn't any cleaner or cheaper, among other problems. For any of those interested, the below links are a good read


Part 1- Ethanol: fuel of the future?

Part 2- Our E85 road test

i'm too lazy to read it in dept.

From what i gathered from the article is that E85 gives worse MPG then gasoline.

Little facts about e85 is it has a higher octain rating then gasoline. That means if you want to fully take-advantage of the fuel you need a high compression engine. So this fuel will be perfect for turbo or all motor engine.