 Is Ethanol fuel worse for the enviroment? When considering ethanol as an alternative fuel we must weigh all the factors. The number one factor should be if E-85 is better for the environment than gas. The numbers show that cars burnng E-85 get worse gas mileage than straight gasoline. This means we must fill our tanks more often which means more carbon maybe put into the air. E-85 also costs more, if you don't apply the tax credits currently used by makers of the fuel. These credits are due to expire this year and, unless they are renewed we will pay more for this fuel than straight gas. Also a consideration is the tax cut given to fuel stations for selling this fuel, which motivates the media backing of this fuel.
This subject is certainly important and should be studied a great deal more before we commit to it's total use.
For me the answer lies in electric cars. Gas Mileage of Flexible-Fueled Vehicles USATODAY.com - Cost of E85 fuel is higher than gasoline E85 Tax Incentives Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong. ~Richard Armour
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