Ethanol is mandatory here for me, down in the socialist state of Maryland, and all it does is seriously impair gas mileage, which the gas stations obviously love.
It might keep emissions down, key word being might, but does that really matter, when we have catalytic converters? Perhaps the environmentalists should focus more on stopping unnecessary clear cutting of woods for houses instead of screwing up our business at the gas pumps, but they're called environmental wackos for a reason
Not to mention that using corn, which is an already overused product, for gasoline, drives up the price of corn, which in turn drives up the price of food. What doesn't use "high fructose corn syurp" ?
Some people just don't understand.
But sadly, here in the socialist state of maryland, where the government has to do everything for the people (the nanny state), people just want to join a "good" cause and buy hybrid cars without thinking, and clamor for ethanol even though they don't realize what that entails. If the situation is like this in the state which contains the nation's capital, it must be this bad everywhere
