>https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-what-trumps-ethanol-plan-means-for-farmers-refiners-and-motorists-2018-10-09
>Increase ethanol [corn] concentration in gasoline >>> effort to combat CHINA's attempts to harm our farmers.
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Sorry, but this is bullshit Q.
1) Any economist worth his salt knows that subsidizing any industry introduces perverse incentives into the market.
2) Ethanol production fucks up the entire ag marketplace. Corn is being produced that can be used for feed for cattle. Farmers benefit, but everyone else pays more for food.
3) Most of the arguments about "helping our poor farmers" are bullshit. 90% of food crops are produced by huge corporate farms… the myth of the "family farm" must end.
4) Ethanol causes you to get WORSE gas mileage, to the point where it costs MORE PER MILE to operate your vehicle.
I drive a 2008 Chevy Impala V6, 3500 Flex fuel vehicle.
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E85 gives me 15MPG @ $2.40/Gal
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E10 Low Grade 87 Octane gives me 20MPG @ $2.75/Gal
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Non-ethanol 91 Octane gives me 26MPG @ $3/Gal
What you do is take that price per gallon divided by the miles you get per gallon to arrive at a "price per mile" figure.
E85 = 2.40 / 15 = $0.16 / mile
E10 = 2.75 / 20 = $0.1375 / mile
Non-Ethanol = 3 / 26 = $0.1154 / mile
That's a HUGE difference in operating costs per mile! Ethanol is a HUGE boondoggle!