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Diesel fuel shortage: Why is no one talking about this?
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<blockquote data-quote="DriverNerd" data-source="post: 5441190" data-attributes="member: 61439"><p>It doesn't use more energy as it's a fuel, but you get less energy out of it when burning it. It does have a substantially higher octane rating and engines designed for it burn cleaner while making more power. The cost of ethanol without government subsidies is about equal with gasoline and since you're only getting 2/3 the mileage and it uses our corn crop to do it, you're right that overall the environmental impact is such that it is not a viable alternative to regular gasoline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DriverNerd, post: 5441190, member: 61439"] It doesn't use more energy as it's a fuel, but you get less energy out of it when burning it. It does have a substantially higher octane rating and engines designed for it burn cleaner while making more power. The cost of ethanol without government subsidies is about equal with gasoline and since you're only getting 2/3 the mileage and it uses our corn crop to do it, you're right that overall the environmental impact is such that it is not a viable alternative to regular gasoline. [/QUOTE]
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