Re: Ethanol in a 540ia

["Brant M. Miller" <brant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From: Jefrem Iwaniw <jiwaniw@domain.elided>
Subject: Re: Ethanol in '95 540ia

(Putting my best conspiracy-theory hat on, and making it up as I go):

See, its not about clean-burning, its about subsidizing ADM et al that
make the stuff, and they make it from corn, hence the abundance of the
stuff in the midwest.<

Jefrim -

Your theory is correct, be it a conspiracy or not.  Ethanol has a lower
heat of combustion than does gasoline, so use of gasoline that has ethano=
l
blended into it will reduce per gallon mileage, increasing fuel
consumption.  Additionally, I've read that the energy cost of creating
ethanol (farming, fermenting, purifying) near equals the energy content o=
f
the ethanol!  I sure hope that is not true!!!

You might have a look at the EDGAR database and other sources re ADM.  My=

reaction was that performance at the highest possible standards of
integrity is not ADM's first corporate objective.

Resist government-mandated fuel compositions.  If they must get involved,=

it should be at the "results" end on the spectrum, not at the "how to" en=
d.

Brant

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