U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
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Re: U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
#2Not surprising; that's been the common wisdom for quite some time now.
Re: U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
#3So that means we're going to start phasing it out?
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#4I think this has been well established for years. I remember seeing some studies circa 2008 showing that more energy in the form of diesel and fossil fuel derived fertilizer went into corn ethanol than you get out in usable fuel. It has always been an agricultural subsidy.
Re: U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
#5So that means we're going to start phasing it out?
No, it's an agricultural subsidy that is important to states that appear early in presidential primaries so its pretty well locked in for now.
Re: U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
#6And it generally gets much worse MPG compared to regular gasoline!
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#7Not too surprising, almost inevitable: the government demanded it to help the corn lobby, the excuse was it was greener.
Bet we can't get rid of those regulations for years to come too, especially since new regs seem to be heading in the direction of banning all new gas cars. So probably after that, if at all.
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#8Doesn’t it also wear down engines more quickly?
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#9We can't build out tried and tested nuclear reactors but we can and will continue to do this. I am so done with the "green" movement.
Re: U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline, study finds
#10And it generally gets much worse MPG compared to regular gasoline!
I wonder if this doesn't need to be the case. With the higher octane rating couldn't you in theory run a much more efficient and higher compression engine?