The Ethanol Disaster

                          

About 6 million cars on the road are “flexible fuel” vehicles. Some can run on fuel that is 85% ethanol and 15% gas. However, when using E85 you get about 15% fewer miles to the gallon.

               

E85 does burn cleaner and does not pollute as much but the overall benefits are highly questionable. And the cost exceeds that of regular fuel in time. And the use has increased the cost of corn, which is a basic food worldwide.

                       

But ethanol has now become more of a political factor than a logical fuel for consideration as an energy alternative. Slowly but surely we have found this has become an environmental boondoggle gone awry.  (See the Earl J. Weinreb NewsHole® comments and @BusinessNewshole at Twitter.)