Re: Ethanol Cheaper Than Gasoline

[Michael K <mek_19_99@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's what I heard when I ran into a farmer from the
mid-west a few months ago and struck up an interesting
conversation about how most cars can run on 60%
ethanol and 40% gasoline.

Even more interesting I found from research is that
coal can be converted to gasoline at competitive
prices to imported oil.  The government discovered two
methods for making synthetic fuel after the invasion
of Germany in 1945 and successfully duplicated both
methods in small to moderate test runs until the
1960's when Congress killed the budget for
development.  The fuel was only used for government
vehicles.


--- Ralph Ausmann <ralph.ausmann@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> News from the Heartland's Ron Traver, Wheat Rancher
> "Extra-Ordinaire"
> and Dakota Conservative political agitator...
> 
>     The price for a gallon of ethanol in Sioux Falls
> dropped 12 cents
> overnight to $1.98, even cheaper than that at some
> gas stations, and it
> didn't take long for motorists to notice.
>     It's not a return to the good old days, but car
> buffs are taking a
> trip down memory lane at these prices. "Definitely
> been a long time, I'm
> glad it has dropped that way I can afford to put
> more in my pickup
> truck," said Rick Crites.
>     Gas Plus on West 12th Street is selling ethanol
> for a $1.93.
>     "That looks pretty good there," said Daralle
> Hovdestad.
>     A sure sign gas prices are heading in the right
> direction at least
> for now. "I couldn't believe it," said Kathy
> Hickcox.
>     Do you remember the last time it was below
> $2.00? "Ah, about six
> months ago? I don't remember."
>     "Last year wasn't it?"
>     According to the manager at the Get N Go on West
> 12th Street, it's
> only been two months.
>     But consider this. Last year people were fearing
> $1.98, now, they're
> cheering $1.98.
>     "I was happy."
>     "I thought it was nice."
>     "That's why I'm here."
>     "It's about time they come down."
>         Don Jorgensen , - © 2005 KELOLAND TV. All
> Rights Reserved.
>
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> 
> The last I bought was 2.36.  The cheapest stuff
> around here...
> That ethanol stuff would probably be OK in the AMX
> with it's higher
> compression 343 as long as I pay a little attention
> to the rubber gas
> line fittings, gaskets, etc... Heck the Koreans used
> to run their old
> garbage trucks on stirred wet manure.  There s/b
> lots of answers for us.
>
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