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the production of corn-based ethanol consumes more energy than the fuel gives back.
So without subsidizing this process (guess who pays for that) there would be no ethanol.
Growing corn is also dependent on cheap oil inputs for planting, harvesting and fertelizing - ask the farmers to use what they grow to fuel their tractors and they'll tell you where to go, but they'll gladly take the governments money for the corn.
And when I fill up at GTO or Sunoco, the fuel economy drop is noticable (about 8-10%) so I quit doing so. Saving 1c per litre is just not worth it if the car burns 1litre more / 100k.
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Gettin' fat - only exercise now is shifting gears
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