What do you know about Ethanol-85?

Question

Doing a research paper, and wondering if there is any common knowledge about it out there?

Answer 1

I have a bunch of sites for you!!!

http://www.slate.com/id/2122961/

http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=...

http://petroleum.berkeley.edu/papers/pat...

http://www.oilcrash.com/articles/pf_bio....  This is a must read

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/0...

Ethanol Pollution Surprise

EPA Finds Worrisome Levels Of Toxic Air Pollutants At Ethanol Plants

http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/27/magazine...

I have a ton more, thanks to ethanol using up 1/3 of our farm land, it has sent food prices up over 40%

Corn is up 325%

Wheat is up 400%

Soybeans are up 400%

Answer 2

Contains 30% less energy than gasoline, meaning 30% lower gas mileage.

Costs more than gasoline.

Takes more energy to produce than gasoline.

Emissions are similar to gasoline; burning ethanol produces the same amount of greenhouse gas as gasoline by producing slightly more water vapour and slightly less CO2.

Answer 3

E-85 is ethanol based fuel.  It has 85% ethanol and is usually considered a biofuel.

Here is a reference you can use:

Answer 4

E85 cars are selling a little, but the problem is outside of the mid west states or the corn belts, E85 stations are sparse which is why ethanol demand is down. There aren't any stations around for people to fill up on that stuff.

Answer 5

it is alt. fuel and eco-friendly. it burns more completely and causes less pollution to the environment.

better fuel to use than petrol n diesel