Originally Posted By: panic
So... we're not forced to buy ethanol at the pump, with the price subsidized (and made semi-competitive) by the general population's generous but involuntary contribution, at the behest if ADM?
How would I go about requiring 50 million people to buy my product, to the exclusion of my competitors, by Federal mandate?

Pay careful attention to the Iowa caucuses and primaries, in which the commercial item of greatest value to the businesses and citizens of the State is never discussed: corn subsidies.


Let's not get sidetracked on politics . . . The point of my post is that E85 cannot be expected to produce consistent octane. It is designed for vehicles with octane sensors. This makes E85 an iffy choice for a vintage high compression engine.