Will E85 ethanol and flex fuel cars relly help releive the oil crisis?
they introduced e85 in brazil. will it help in america and europe?
Answers:
It will help.
Figure it this way: 85% of a gallon of E85 is ethanol, a product of agricultural output that is totally renewable. Using E85, 1000 gallons of fuel contains only 150 gallons of gasoline. Straight up gas contains 1000 gallons of gasoline per 1000 gallons (DUH!), and the gasahol blends (usually 10% ethanol) contain 900 gallons of gasoline.
Either way, the E85 makes that 1000 gallons of gas go a LOT farther.
Frankly, it'd be nice if cars would run on 90% ethanol in water. It can be, and has been, done--the bootleggers during Prohibition often ran their cars on 'White Lightning'
if ALL cars in america where to switch to running ENTIRELY E85 gasoline, it would cut or imports of oil by a gigantic amount. the problem? only very few cars can run on E85. there are not nearly enough E85 pumps in the country. and if we did do that switch, we would have to import huge amounts of ethanol because the industry is not yet big enough here in the US. so basically, until hydrogen cars are being built, we are going to be buying lots of fuel from other countries.
Although the E85 ethanol will decrease our reliance on foreign oil, it is not the "cure all". From reading I have done I takes a lot of "energy" to manufacture. We need to find an abundant resource that requires minimal processing to get a viable oil alternative.
It is possible, but the government will find a way to start some crap with that too.
Even if it doesn't create an imeadiate improvement in the oil crisis, it is a start.
We don't need more oil, we need to wean ourselves off of oil. By creating an infrastructure to transport and deliver alternative fuels we are on our way to getting off our addiction to arab oil and the our oil addicted congress.
the only real setback to E85 is the lubricating qualities in the engine vs. petro. If you are willing to put up with additional maintenance costs, the E85 is the way to go!
Yes any alternative fuel will relieve the oil crisis if it's a direct competitor of oil.
Answers:
It will help.
Figure it this way: 85% of a gallon of E85 is ethanol, a product of agricultural output that is totally renewable. Using E85, 1000 gallons of fuel contains only 150 gallons of gasoline. Straight up gas contains 1000 gallons of gasoline per 1000 gallons (DUH!), and the gasahol blends (usually 10% ethanol) contain 900 gallons of gasoline.
Either way, the E85 makes that 1000 gallons of gas go a LOT farther.
Frankly, it'd be nice if cars would run on 90% ethanol in water. It can be, and has been, done--the bootleggers during Prohibition often ran their cars on 'White Lightning'
if ALL cars in america where to switch to running ENTIRELY E85 gasoline, it would cut or imports of oil by a gigantic amount. the problem? only very few cars can run on E85. there are not nearly enough E85 pumps in the country. and if we did do that switch, we would have to import huge amounts of ethanol because the industry is not yet big enough here in the US. so basically, until hydrogen cars are being built, we are going to be buying lots of fuel from other countries.
Although the E85 ethanol will decrease our reliance on foreign oil, it is not the "cure all". From reading I have done I takes a lot of "energy" to manufacture. We need to find an abundant resource that requires minimal processing to get a viable oil alternative.
It is possible, but the government will find a way to start some crap with that too.
Even if it doesn't create an imeadiate improvement in the oil crisis, it is a start.
We don't need more oil, we need to wean ourselves off of oil. By creating an infrastructure to transport and deliver alternative fuels we are on our way to getting off our addiction to arab oil and the our oil addicted congress.
the only real setback to E85 is the lubricating qualities in the engine vs. petro. If you are willing to put up with additional maintenance costs, the E85 is the way to go!
Yes any alternative fuel will relieve the oil crisis if it's a direct competitor of oil.
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