[T3] Corn Fuel and Type III engines

[Jim Adney]

On 2 Oct 2012 at 16:12, J. Jonik wrote:

> What do we know about this?...regarding our pre-corn-using gas
> engines?  It's about the EPA attempt to force drivers to pump at least
> 4 gallons of one kind of ethanol gas at certain pumps. 

> VW engines at the time were designed for both leaded and 
unleaded...but what's the story about alcohol?    

Regarding gasahol, there are extremeists at both ends of the 
spectrum. Personally, I've never had a problem, or seen a problem, 
with it.

OTOH, scientifically, it's not at all clear that growing corn to turn 
into ethanol is energy effective at all. It may actually take more 
than a gallon of petroleum to produce the energy equivalent in 
ethanol. What is clear is that companies like Archer Daniels Midland 
(ADM) stand to make a lot of money on this, so they lobby for the 
price supports and ethanol requirements.


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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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