MellowGuy

Ethanol's Persecution Complex: To Rehabilitate Its Image, It Must Understand the Issues

The government confuses the economics of the issues with quotas, tariffs, and other regulations.

Gasoline is improved by the addition of oxygenates, but complete replacement is difficult.

Alcohol is an oxygenate, but it has problems with transportation and corrosion. ETBE is an oxygenate that can be produced from alcohol without the accompanying problems.

The mpg ratings of new vehicless needs to be available for 10% ethanol fuel, and it would be nice to know how milage is affected for older vehicles.

Although I am not for subsidizing imports, the high tariffs on ethanol and sugar are an indirect burden on the American consumer.