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Old 02-07-2006, 10:56 PM   #31 (permalink)
Craven Morehead
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Originally Posted by shakran
Around $2.06 a gallon last time I checked. That's for the pure stuff. Raise that price if you want to compare it to gas since it takes more ethanol to get the same energy as you get out of a given quantity of gasoline. Raise it even more when you have an ethanol/gasoline blend since the blending process and the special infrastructure needed to blend and then ship/dispense it drives the price up.

Remember folks, the only reason your ethanol-enhanced gasoline is cheaper (if it is) than regular gas is because of a government subsidy.
One of the reasons its subsidized is because its made from corn, a rather inefficient raw product which results in a higher cost to produce. Hence the subsidy (also its a bone to the ag community). Brazil produces ethanol from sugar cane at $.60/gallon!
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2006/2/7/12145/81957
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