The truth of the matter is that corn ethanol needs a good blasting. It is just plain defecit in many ways and investors should be wary about putting too much value into this touted gasoline substitute.
1. It has a low BTU content, about 67% that of gasoline and that is one reason the flex fuel vehicle manufacturers express such doubt about being able to get good mpg (along with the blatant weight, size and excessive HP issues, of course).
2. It is miserably driving up food prices through scarcity of corn for livstock and lowering food/manufacturing transport vehicle mpg.
3. It seems to act more as fuel for politicians than for motors.
4. It will be using up much of our good farm lands and drivng them to ruin over the long run.
5. It could, most likely, be substituted for good drinking whisky but that, of course, is a matter for the government.
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Submitted on July 22nd, 2007 by InterestedReaderThe truth of the matter is that corn ethanol needs a good blasting. It is just plain defecit in many ways and investors should be wary about putting too much value into this touted gasoline substitute.
1. It has a low BTU content, about 67% that of gasoline and that is one reason the flex fuel vehicle manufacturers express such doubt about being able to get good mpg (along with the blatant weight, size and excessive HP issues, of course).
2. It is miserably driving up food prices through scarcity of corn for livstock and lowering food/manufacturing transport vehicle mpg.
3. It seems to act more as fuel for politicians than for motors.
4. It will be using up much of our good farm lands and drivng them to ruin over the long run.
5. It could, most likely, be substituted for good drinking whisky but that, of course, is a matter for the government.
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