# Ethanol is a failure (split)

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [April 26, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethanol-is-a-failure-split/258091 "2011-04-26T05:58:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethanol-is-a-failure-split/258091/2 "2011-04-26T07:36:57Z")

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> [@a true story i heard last night](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/a-true-story-i-heard-last-night/41629/24):
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> E85 is a failure of alternative fuels.

How so? While its not as efficent as gas, its something that could be grown here and refined to lessen our dependency on oil.

IMO Any fuel we can come up with that doesn’t mean us being dependent on another country is a good alternative fuel. Regardless of cost and efficiency it means keeping money here in the US

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