Comments on: E85 Boondoggle Of The Day: What’s Good For Ethanol Is Good For GM Is Good For America http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-whats-good-for-ethanol-is-good-for-gm-is-good-for-america/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:10:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Robstar http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-whats-good-for-ethanol-is-good-for-gm-is-good-for-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1353742 Robstar Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:43:54 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=277082#comment-1353742 I am all for this -- assuming that every time parts fail in my sportsbike or sports car prematurely due to increased ethanol content, General Wesley Clark will replace them personally & free of charge. I am all for this — assuming that every time parts fail in my sportsbike or sports car prematurely due to increased ethanol content, General Wesley Clark will replace them personally & free of charge.

]]> By: fallout11 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-whats-good-for-ethanol-is-good-for-gm-is-good-for-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1353551 fallout11 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:51:30 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=277082#comment-1353551 Ethanol from corn remains a net energy sink, contains 30% less energy per unit mass than gasoline, and has always cost more on spot price markets despite 30 years of subsidies. Chemist Robert Rapier does a pretty good (and objective) job of analyzing the situation here: http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/search?q=ethanol&x=0&y=0 Finally, you're still putting productive farmland to use to grow agricultural products which will then be burned in your gas tank. When explained that way (i.e. "we put food in the gastank") even most children readily judge it a poor plan. Ethanol from corn remains a net energy sink, contains 30% less energy per unit mass than gasoline, and has always cost more on spot price markets despite 30 years of subsidies.
Chemist Robert Rapier does a pretty good (and objective) job of analyzing the situation here:
http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/search?q=ethanol&x=0&y=0

Finally, you’re still putting productive farmland to use to grow agricultural products which will then be burned in your gas tank. When explained that way (i.e. “we put food in the gastank”) even most children readily judge it a poor plan.

]]> By: AuricTech http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-whats-good-for-ethanol-is-good-for-gm-is-good-for-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1353361 AuricTech Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:14:14 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=277082#comment-1353361 <i>If this happens, get ready to start replacing fuel system components annually, unless you have a flex fuel car. Most people don’t.</i> Perhaps this is part of the economic stimulus strategy. After all, if people need to repair their vehicles more frequently, due to the damage done by exceeding the ethanol tolerance of their vehicles, they're putting more money into the economy. And just think of how the economy will be stimulated when drivers who are sick of annual fuel-system overhauls replace their vehicles with E85-compliant vehicles! Too bad it <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window" rel="nofollow">won't work</a>.... If this happens, get ready to start replacing fuel system components annually, unless you have a flex fuel car. Most people don’t.

Perhaps this is part of the economic stimulus strategy. After all, if people need to repair their vehicles more frequently, due to the damage done by exceeding the ethanol tolerance of their vehicles, they’re putting more money into the economy. And just think of how the economy will be stimulated when drivers who are sick of annual fuel-system overhauls replace their vehicles with E85-compliant vehicles!

Too bad it won’t work….

]]> By: MBella http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-whats-good-for-ethanol-is-good-for-gm-is-good-for-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1352811 MBella Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:02:49 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=277082#comment-1352811 If this happens, get ready to start replacing fuel system components annually, unless you have a flex fuel car. Most people don't. If this happens, get ready to start replacing fuel system components annually, unless you have a flex fuel car. Most people don’t.

]]> By: buzzliteyear http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-whats-good-for-ethanol-is-good-for-gm-is-good-for-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1352662 buzzliteyear Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:18:08 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=277082#comment-1352662 Pop quiz hotshot: What number is bigger $4 billion or $500 billion? Guess which one is the PETROLEUM subsidy boondoggle? http://www.quaker.org/tqe/2006/TQE142-EN-OilAddiction.html Pop quiz hotshot: What number is bigger $4 billion or $500 billion?

Guess which one is the PETROLEUM subsidy boondoggle?

http://www.quaker.org/tqe/2006/TQE142-EN-OilAddiction.html

]]> By: EJ_San_Fran http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/e85-boondoggle-of-the-day-whats-good-for-ethanol-is-good-for-gm-is-good-for-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1352382 EJ_San_Fran Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:40:42 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=277082#comment-1352382 Why do we have a blender's credit in the first place if we already have a renewable fuel standard? The RFS by itself should do the job, like we have here in California, saving the government a lot of money. Why do we have a blender’s credit in the first place if we already have a renewable fuel standard?

The RFS by itself should do the job, like we have here in California, saving the government a lot of money.

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