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Old 04-01-2014, 05:09 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar View Post
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.
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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