Quote Originally Posted by ironchef
I think most people are against corn ethanol. If we developed ethanol like they use in Brazil, I think it might become more popular. However, ethanol has less energy in it than gasoline does, so you'd be buying more ethanol at a cheaper price to equal the same gasoline. Which I think in the end, would just be a wash anyway.

In your car yes, don't be so quick to write these things off. Nothing is efficient to optimal levels in the early stages of development.