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Old 08-01-2008, 11:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Field test confirms miscanthus far better than corn or switchgrass for ethanol

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Originally Posted by killerrd2 View Post
I'm still not convinced that ethanol is a viable alternative to gas/oil. Ethanol provides less power than gasoline and mileage suffers greatly.
Why must ethanol produce the same power as gasoline to be a viable alternative?

I think this is exciting research and am interested in seeing where this leads. I'll gladly give up horsepower/range to reduce foreign oil consumption.
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