Quote Originally Posted by slovic-fcc
it actually requires 1.2 gallons of fossil fuels (diesel, gas and propane) to produce one single gallon of ethanol. btw ethanol is basically moonshine.
Actually those figures are old, its 1 gallon of fossil fuel produces about 1.3 gallons of ethanol and in Brazil the ratio is 1 gallon produces 8 due to the energy content of Sugar Cane.. hmm, brazil can get 8 gallons of ethanol from 1 gallon spent but the great superpower can only get 1.3, doesn't quite sound right.

Conservatives would like you to believe ethanol is a waste of time but it really is a viable energy source.