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<br />E 85 <br /> <br />Pros <br /> <br />Cons <br /> <br />Higher octalle tlla1l gasolille Eats a\vay l11etal & plastic palis(Star <br /> Tribune - 10/27/06) <br />Sells for approx. sal1le price as gasolille Less el1ergy content tllan gasolil1e <br />Etllanol reduces iIlcidellce of greenllol1se E 85 cannot be used in diesel applicatio11s <br />gas eI111SS1ons <br />Etha1lol is donlestically prodllced and Uses a lot of water ill the feI1nentatioll <br />proI1lotes ellergy iIldepe1lde1lce process <br />Etl1allo1 illcreases vallIe of feed grains COllsl1111er Repolis detel111illed that E 85 <br />grO\Vll by fanl1ers will cost COllSlllners 1110re 111011ey tllan <br /> gasa lille <br />Etllall01 is biodegradable alld does 110t Pro\Tides fe\ver Illiles per gallo11, costs lllore <br />c01ltall1illate \vater al1d is l1ard to fiIld <br />Does 110t take 1110re ellergy to produce a Gov't suppol1 for FFV is il1directly callsillg <br />gallon of etl1anol tl1an the e1lergy \ve get 11lore gasalille consllnlptioll ratller thal1less <br />Ollt of it <br />MN offers a gasolille tax retlUTI Flleling stations are 1110re expensive <br />Elllits less slllog-causi11g polllltants tl1a11 Most conversiol1 kits are not legal ill the <br />gaso lille US <br />Grants available to service statiolls It l1as been estinlated that the land area <br />i11stallil1g equipll1eI1t or COll\Teliillg existillg reqllired to operate a nlotor vellicle for Olle <br />eqlliplnellt for dispensillg E85 fuel to year on pure etllal101, 11 acres, could feed 7 <br />flexible fuel \Tellicles people O\Ter the same timefranle potentially <br /> il1f1atillg food prices dlle to less supply <br />l1ew clleap fuel call be lllade ill anYOl1e's <br />OWll backyard. All tllat is Ileeded is a <br />Sil11ple conversion l<it <br />I <br /> <br />SOllrces: <br />. Milmeapolis Star Tliblule aliicle "Ulldervvriters Labs raises qlIestions about E 85 <br />pllnlps", dated October 27, 2006 <br />. Natiollal Etl1allol Vehicle Coalitioll \vebsite: \V\V\v.e85fuel.cOlTI <br />. COllsul1ler Reports "TIle Etl1al10l Myth" dated October 2006 <br />. Wil<ipedia \vebsite <br />