Alternate fuels are becoming more prominent in today’s society than ever before, different forms of ethanol being the most common. It is now common to see E10 at a pump, a blend of 10% ethanol and 90% gasoline, as all modern cars can use it. Today, Ethanol makes up 10% of the U.S. gasoline supply. It is often questioned the reliability and effectiveness of ethanol, mainly the CO2 output in the process of making ethanol and the use of, and also the mileage difference between gasoline and ethanol. However, certain types of ethanol do not output as much CO2 as gasoline in both the process and the actual usage of. Ethanol is clean and affordable, reducing gasoline prices, which saves at the pump and in the economy.
Although ethanol has many positives, there are still some negatives, namely, the CO2 output in the production of some ethanol and the mileage rate. According to Nikhil Swaminathan, corn as a fuel actually generates more fossil fuel emissions during its transformation to ethanol than it avoids as a fuel. This has become the greatest controversy in the debate of alternative fuels. Ethanol also has lower fuel economy than gasoline, causing cars to get a little less mileage. The Environmental Protection Agency says E10 lowers mileage approximately 3%. It also absorbs water, causing an issue in classic cars and recreational vehicles such as boats, planes, and other outdoor vehicles. Some also have a concern with the growing of corn for ethanol, as it would replace food crops with fuel crops.
Despite these drawbacks, the number of positives of ethanol far outnumbers the negatives. Ethanol itself outputs less greenhouse gases than gasoline in both the use of the fuel and in the production of some fuels. Ethanol has lower emission...
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In conclusion, Corn Ethanol Biofuel has many negative and positive effects. It has a negative effect because it releases greenhouse gases but positive effects as well because it is inexpensive to produce and use, and is a renewable source. The future of corn ethanol is uncertain: “Corn-based ethanol will most likely not be the staple fuel source in the future, as it is only a short term solution and poses problems in the long run. Ethanol contains 33% less energy than gasoline, and corrodes engines that it is used in. Average production and final sales are 62 cents/gal higher than conventional gasoline. Even though political support is waning, Congress will most likely not abandon corn ethanol.” ("Future of Corn Ethanol.) I think corn ethanol
With the fuel crisis that is happening in the world today it is now more important than ever to begin the look towards alternative fuel sources. One smart step for the US would be to wean the country slowly off of the gasoline fix and to look into alternative fuels to replace the “never coming back” fossil fuels. It turns out that Ethanol as a hybrid fuel proves to be a notable candidate for this gasoline intervention, per say. Now the United States is currently looking to subsidize fossil fuel alternatives. However, before considering ethanol production as a governmental subsidy, using large amounts of hard earned tax payer money, there has to be many alternative factors that come into play such as making sure the pros out weight the cons as far as environmental benefits and performance output and not to mention looking at the entire matter from an economic or investment perspective. First we need to consider what the ethanol we are talking about actually is and how can we obtain it.
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...her combination of intoxicant. There are several better plants to use, sugar cane and algae all produce far more ethanol than corn does. Keep in mind that running on electric sometimes is better than running on gas all of the time, But to see for yourself go down to the car dealership and ask for yourself.
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