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between gasoline and ethanol. The issue is simply engine optimization. In fact,
the thing that I really find amazing is that a substance other than petroleumbased gasoline can be used in a gasoline-optimized engine at all. It's sort of like
discovering that you can use a music CD on an old phonograph record player.
And what's more amazing is that even if you lose some MPG when you use
ethanol in a gasoline-optimized engine, the cheaper price for the ethanol more
than makes up for the loss in MPG.
Again, the whole creation of BTU rating and understanding was to determine
what it takes to heat water one degree. This was important (and still is important) when dealing with steam engines or water heaters or cooking using
fire. BTUs have no importance in internal combustion engines. Engine optimization is the key.
If there was a significantly higher cost in building an ethanol-optimized engine
versus a gasoline engine then that information could be used against the ethanol engine. However, the engines are virtually the same. The differences are
merely mechanical and software adjustments that require no additional practical cost.
July 14, 2015
Posted by Erocker
Corn ethanol does not lower CO2 compared to gas.
Corn ethanol causes a larger dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
Corn ethanol leads to Nitrogen fertilizer polluted ground water.
Corn ethanol leads to pollution from pesticides.
Corn ethanol leads to plowing of grass lands to add corn fields.
Corn ethanol leads to destruction of forest lands to add corn fields.
Corn ethanol is increasing the Ogallala Aquifer Depletion.
Corn ethanol pollutes the air with formaldehydes and Acetaldehyde.
Corn ethanol use leads to higher levels of ozone pollution.
Corn ethanol leads to higher food prices.
Corn ethanol uses as much energy to make as it delivers.
Corn ethanol separates out of gas over time (shelf life 3 months).
Corn ethanol has only 2/3 the BTU power of gas.
Corn ethanol costs more per BTU than gasoline.
Corn ethanol can be very corrosive.
