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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
E85 is only currently cheaper than gas because it is not taxed as heavily. give it some time and we can all watch it hit the same price per gallon. in terms of production cost it is only slightly more costly than fuel, that would cost would drop if production broadened some more.
ethonol still acts as more of a solvent that traditional gasoline and will shorten the service life of 95% of the engines currently operating on americas highways.
the gas companies don't mind cause they can look good to the hippies, the car companies like it cause they can charge $500 more for an engine and sell more cars since they won't be lasting as long, and the farmers love it because it is basically free money to be made from government financed crops.
ethanol can and will lower emissions, but it is at the long term expense of our wallets.
when the government/auto manufacturers/tree huggers gets its head out of its collective ass and starts persuing diesel and hybrid technologies we will all be better off.
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Id gladdly pay 500 bucks then the 5k preimum (before markup) you pay now for a Hyrbid Prius? Most people will never ever recoupe the money they spent on a Prius and most of those tree hugging douche bags spent THOUSANDS over sticker just to say they had one!! Best part is, many people are not coming near the numbers Toyota and the EPA claim!! While its still getting 40mpg or so, that is not saving the world any!! That is not reducing the need for foriegn oil at all! It still uses 100% gas to drive its engine when its activated!!
Next year, GM will introduce its Two-Mode Hybrid system. That, combined with E85 capacity and Active Fuel Managment will yield us numbers never ever seen before in an SUV. Now imagine such technology in a smaller, lighter, 2 door, 2+2 seater sports coupe!! Could you imagine getting 40+mpg and having 400+hp?
The BioDiesel idea is a good one, as the fuel is looked to as waste right now (oil left over from deep friers and such). That there kills 2 birds with one stone.