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Err... chemistry check.
Ethanol, a combination of gas and alcohol derived from plants...

Ethanol is NOT a combination of Gas(oline?) and alcohol. Ethanol is the name of the two carbon alcohol molecule (CH3-CH2-OH). Metanol (or Methanol) is the name of the one carbon alcohol molecule (CH3-OH)... Better check those organic chemistry classes!!

Cars powered by highly concentrated alcohol (Ethanol or Methanol) had been used in Brazil for years, in their case the alcohol comes from the very same plant used to make rum (in spanish we know this as ca?a de az?car, and google translates as sugar cane, I'm not very conviced at google's translation, so if you feel like to, correct me). The point is, this idea is not new at all.
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Cheap Energy will not happen  boedekerj | 09/02/05
Cheap Energy will not happen  hec2@... | 09/03/05
Greed?  Fred Fredrickson | 09/04/05
How about at least 2004 specs  osreinstall | 09/05/05
What so "less effective" about diesel???  FirstNLastN | 09/02/05
I wish we saw more diesel cars available in the US.  enduser_z | 09/02/05
Volkswagen  Spikey_Mike | 06/13/06
Err... chemistry check.  thetargos | 09/02/05
You Can Make it from Corn Too  Ed_Meyers | 09/02/05
Willie Nelson does it  eb276 | 09/06/05
ERR CHEMISTRY CHECK  hec2@... | 09/03/05
Gasohol common?  Fred Fredrickson | 09/04/05
Yes it is common  osreinstall | 09/05/05
Been using this in Canada for 15+ years  voska | 09/06/05
Uh, we got out of our last energy crisis TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO. Wake up!  HypnoToad | 09/02/05
CDTi Diesel get 76 MPG  jjworleyeoe | 09/02/05
I think you are embellishing a bit.  osreinstall | 09/02/05
another point about hydrogen  Spikey_Mike | 06/13/06
problem is one gallon will be $200  hipparchus2000 | 09/05/05
Sorry!!! No Imbellishments Here  jjworleyeoe | 09/03/05
You did when you mentioned the concept car. They don't count.  osreinstall | 09/03/05
why not use energy more efficiently  hipparchus2000 | 09/05/05
You mean like turning your computer off at night.  osreinstall | 09/05/05
Hey, everybody: Learn to spell  riredale | 09/03/05
Can you say Condescending Twit?  jjworleyeoe | 09/03/05
The last teacher that said that, I SHOT.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/05
Thoughts Count More than SPELLING  carydc1 | 09/04/05
I feel sorry for people that HAVE to own a car...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 09/04/05
Americans CHOOSE to own cars.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/05
In a few years, you won't drive a car in cities.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/05
I would gladly take public transportation  Patrick Jones | 09/04/05
I agree, our current public transport bites!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/05
Segways and Smart Transportation  carydc1 | 09/04/05
Lack of Leadship? Or sold out Leadership?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/05
Who needs Segways?  jorwell | 09/05/05
Not really.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/05/05
I guess you live somewhere hotter than I do  jorwell | 09/05/05
Or I can jump on...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/05/05
Okay, point taken  jorwell | 09/05/05
I agree, public transport is a must.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/05/05
Public transport and bicycles!  jorwell | 09/05/05
how old are you?  voska | 09/06/05
Oh I forgot  jorwell | 09/05/05
It's not the Human  voska | 09/06/05
Not Gonna Happen  Jeffroooooo | 09/04/05
Gee, seems to work in other parts of th world  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/05/05
Works great here in Germany  jorwell | 09/05/05
USA is fundamentally different  Jeffroooooo | 09/05/05
Not really...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/05/05
I think you misunderstand  voska | 09/06/05
Cities won't do the banning  voska | 09/06/05
This is already happening  jorwell | 09/05/05
Where are the turbines???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/05
Turbines Suck literally  osreinstall | 09/04/05
You misunderstand  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/05/05
Neat Technology but I didn't misunderstand  osreinstall | 09/05/05
But, alcohol is not in limited supply.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/05/05
Engines must throttle on roads, cannot get around it.  osreinstall | 09/05/05
What do you pay for gas  voska | 09/06/05
No, it is your tax dollars at work  osreinstall | 09/06/05
Good idea but...  Fred Fredrickson | 09/04/05
Fred, see my above reply: You misunderstand.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/05/05
This is Rediculous. Any Combustion What so ever based on OIL is WRONG!  carydc1 | 09/04/05
What in the world are you talking about???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/04/05
You have to trust someone  osreinstall | 09/04/05
Calm, Grasshopper!  lojack_skjeij | 09/06/05
Radiation in aircraft  osreinstall | 09/06/05
radiation in aircraft  lojack_skjeij | 09/06/05
It will never fly  osreinstall | 09/06/05
People do not realize that gas, in a free market, does not suddenly run out  Björn Lundahl | 09/30/06
RE: Powering a new generation of cars  marstone | 08/24/09
RE: Powering a new generation of cars  Hoffling | 11/06/09

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