10-19-2007, 03:23 PM
i preface this post with the following statement: i am in no way trying to start a flame war or debate on global warming, emissions issues, foreign oil dependency, the bush administration, mikey rules, etc.
the thing that pisses me off about E85 being touted as the cleaner fuel to burn for the environment is that its not true. while technically, yes replacing 85% of the volume of petroleum distillate with ethanol is cleaner, the process of growing that corn, harvesting it, shipping it to a processing plant, the energy used to process it, shipping/piping it to whatever holding tank and blending it uses far more energy than using 100% petrol. i understand that its still in development and it will get more efficient, but to say that its cleaner right now is a huge lie.
the thing that pisses me off about E85 being touted as the cleaner fuel to burn for the environment is that its not true. while technically, yes replacing 85% of the volume of petroleum distillate with ethanol is cleaner, the process of growing that corn, harvesting it, shipping it to a processing plant, the energy used to process it, shipping/piping it to whatever holding tank and blending it uses far more energy than using 100% petrol. i understand that its still in development and it will get more efficient, but to say that its cleaner right now is a huge lie.
1994 Ford Ranger
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3
2004 Honda S2000
2007 BMW X3