Comments on: E85 Boondoggle of the Day: $5.5 Million DOE Grants for the SOS http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-55m-doe-grants-for-the-sos/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John B http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-55m-doe-grants-for-the-sos/comment-page-1/#comment-1520920 John B Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:08:01 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=325502#comment-1520920 Chevrolet Malibu fuel economy, combined (4 cyl, 6 speed trans.): Gas 26 mpg. (9.0 litres/100 km.) E85 18 mpg. (13.1 litres/100 km.) Will E85 be cheaper to purchase? Yeah, right. Chevrolet Malibu fuel economy, combined (4 cyl, 6 speed trans.):
Gas 26 mpg. (9.0 litres/100 km.)
E85 18 mpg. (13.1 litres/100 km.)

Will E85 be cheaper to purchase? Yeah, right.

]]> By: adonasetb http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-55m-doe-grants-for-the-sos/comment-page-1/#comment-1520891 adonasetb Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:58:23 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=325502#comment-1520891 In the Land of Trillion$ a paltry $5.5 million isn't noticed. In the Land of Trillion$ a paltry $5.5 million isn’t noticed.

]]> By: tedj101 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-55m-doe-grants-for-the-sos/comment-page-1/#comment-1520734 tedj101 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=325502#comment-1520734 >>The corn ethanol industry’s best hope at gaining consumers is to give up on the environmental lies and brag about how corn ethanol helps starve poor people in foreign countries. That will be good for some sales.<< Oddly enough, you may be right that this is their best chance at selling that program... >>The corn ethanol industry’s best hope at gaining consumers is to give up on the environmental lies and brag about how corn ethanol helps starve poor people in foreign countries. That will be good for some sales.<<

Oddly enough, you may be right that this is their best chance at selling that program…

]]> By: no_slushbox http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-55m-doe-grants-for-the-sos/comment-page-1/#comment-1520726 no_slushbox Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:00:05 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=325502#comment-1520726 The myth that there are net environmental benefits from corn ethanol has been shattered with everyone that actually cares about the environment. The corn ethanol industry's best hope at gaining consumers is to give up on the environmental lies and brag about how corn ethanol helps starve poor people in foreign countries. That will be good for some sales. The myth that there are net environmental benefits from corn ethanol has been shattered with everyone that actually cares about the environment.

The corn ethanol industry’s best hope at gaining consumers is to give up on the environmental lies and brag about how corn ethanol helps starve poor people in foreign countries. That will be good for some sales.

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