Should US congress mandate vehicles sold in our country be E85 compliant?

Question

Should US congress mandate vehicles sold in our country be E85 compliant?

By mandating all vehicles be able to use either gasoline, or ethanol, methanol, and giving the consumer the choice to buy more than one fuel, would that in itself start to control the price by introducing some competition in the fuel market?

Answer 1

Only the corn lobby thinks that it would be a good idea.

Answer 2

In my opinion, most of our elected representatives can't even figure out how to be representative.

I don't thnk they are capabve of understanding most things that affect we common people (constituents).

I shudder to think what could be "mandated".

Answer 3

actually congress has already done that. in one of the energy bills signed into law by president bush mandating that the country produce more ethanol. that same bill forced the automakers to make a certain percentage of their fleet to be flex fuel vehicles. besides the automakers have been doing that since the mid 90's anyway.

Answer 4

Nope. Only in Iowa. By the time a tanker drives down to So. Cal. to deliver a load, it's already burnt up more that the profits. And mileage is said to be about 30% less than gas.

Answer 5

E85 is a scam to buy votes from the corn producing states.   It does nothing to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, lowers the gas mileage of vehicles and siphones off tax dollars given for each gallon of ethanol made that might or might not be sold in the US.    Yes, the US government will pay manufacturers to make the ethanol here, but then they are free to sell the ethanol to Europe where it can fetch a better price.

Answer 6

No!!!!!  Not until they come up with an inexpensive source of ethanol, at least. Also, there will be NO competition in the marketplace unless there is a mandate that vehicles CAN'T use petroleum based fuel.  The oil companies control the government to a certain extent.