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Originally Posted by RedJewel2SS
i had a professor back in college that did research on switchgrass, the only problem is corn and soy based ethanol is subsidized by the gov't so more bio fuel is being made from it than switchgrass. i was told that switchgrass can grow 6 feet in a couple of months and can grow in any exhausted soil!
only problem is it cost more to refine bio fuels than it does oil, and you can't make standard octane gasoline out of the stuff economically!
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The only issue with using (alcohol) fuels, is you need more fuel volume. Thats why the EPA has not upped the Methanol % yet they know its going to damage alot of older cars/trucks/small gas engines etc...remember running on alcohol requires more fuel volume...and you think gas is expensive wait till you see the costs to produce "green" fuels....Its going to take alot of whatever they come up to fuel this country its not going to cheap either.