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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar
Actually, Corn Ethanol is cheaper to grow and distill than Gasoline. From actually looking into current costs and the market. Due to a difference in BTU content and market prices, it varies which is cheaper to use on a cost per mile basis. E85 is taxed too and some states even tax E85 by gallon instead of by BTU content. Making the effective tax higher than Gasoline.
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Really pathetic thing is that there are much better crops to grow for fuel than corn. There are grasses that yield a far higher energy factor.
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