[apochromat]

Just a few things:

There is no reason an automobile engine that runs well and cleanly on ethanol or ethanol mixtures cannot be produced.

The cost of gasoline may eventually increase to the point where it is economical to replace it with ethanol.

The environmental issue is secondary to the supply issue, if shortages eventually occur.

Industry can be shortsighted, needing outside scrutiny and guidance.

The current gas-engine-based production infrastructure naturally discourages alternatives to gasoline.

[hopespringseternal]

The current gas-engine-based production infrastructure naturally discourages alternatives to gasoline.

Duh. That is how the market works. Ethanol is a poor replacement for gasoline at a higher cost. The only way it will be used is socialism.