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Originally Posted by sailor15015
I just saw an add for GM vehicles that will run on E85 ethanol. Doesn't ethanol take more energy to produce than gasoline? Sure it may emit less greenhouse gasses but if it puts out more to produce it, what's the point? It sounds like GM is putting a lot of stock in ethanol, claiming to have 1.something million vehicles that are ready to run on it. Is this another band-aid, like the hybrids, to the problem, not a solution?
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The equipment for ethonol is very cheap, the basic changes are fuel lines a stronger fuel tank and a fuel injector. The basic idea is that it is cheaper, home grown and supports a local enonomy instead of building indoor ski resorts in the middle east desert.