E10 Ethanol, bad for your engine & economy? [MERGED]

[theveed]

yup, while mura ang price/barrel ng ethanol, the cost of making it feasable for public consumption will cost a lot, so will public education of the product, sa consumer din babagsak ang cost.

Don't forget that andyan na lahat ng equipment/standards/process ng regular fuel processing, so costs for that are substantially lower than something newly developed.

[Karding]

yup, while mura ang price/barrel ng ethanol, the cost of making it feasable for public consumption will cost a lot, so will public education of the product, sa consumer din babagsak ang cost.

Don't forget that andyan na lahat ng equipment/standards/process ng regular fuel processing, so costs for that are substantially lower than something newly developed.

di ko alam kung totoo ba na mas mahal pa ang pag-gawa ng Ethanol or hindi, pero this is what I found.

Ethanol's Energy Balance:

The Claim: Recent news reports have falsely claimed the ethanol production process is inefficient, actually using more energy than ethanol provides as a fuel.

The Truth: Ethanol contains at least 77,000 BTUs of energy, while only 35,000 BTUs of energy are required to make it. Ethanol's energy balance is clearly positive

Ethanol is a homegrown fuel that results in job creation, increased farm income, improved air quality, and greater energy independence by reducing imports of foreign oil.

In 2004, U.S. ethanol facilities set new production records and consumers used more than 3 billion gallons of ethanol in their automobiles. 2005 looks to be another record-setting year.

http://www.ethanol.org/PressRelease71905bhtm.htm

Flexible Fuel Vehicle as mentioned by yebo:
http://www.ethanol.org/ACEFFVs.htm


AFAIK, Ethanol use can be dated as far back as Henry ford's time...1880s. Kaya nalimita ang pag gamit ng Ethanol ay dahil sa na din sa Tax. Oil shortaged in WWI and WWII rekindled the use of ethanol. (hint: WWIII)
http://www.siu.edu/~readi/grains/fac...production.pdf


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