A very interesting list detailing US oil imports from OPEC nations and elsewhere, plust the history of our purchases from those countries, from 2000 through 2005.
Greg, from trusted sources I've learned thus far, E85 has had minimal/no impact to date upon the level of import.
It has served best thus far to replace carcinogenic MTBE as an additive to enhance performance via boosting octane. Additionally, there is certainly a wave of support and now ACTION and PROGRESS from political sources and commercial commitments of funding and development (distribution points growing to over 1200 stations now, 25% of all GM & Ford vehicles to run on Flex Fuel, White House & State support, etc) which indicates this will change drastically within the next two years.
From what I'm learning thus far, realistically, E85's role as a catalyst to get folks to change to domestic fuel is likely, however, growing enough corn or sugarcane would be a physical impossibility to offset imports.
So, the ONLY answer? No chance. Catalyst for change in US buying habits? Yes. ONE of several alternative energies? Yes.
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It has served best thus far to replace carcinogenic MTBE as an additive to enhance performance via boosting octane. Additionally, there is certainly a wave of support and now ACTION and PROGRESS from political sources and commercial commitments of funding and development (distribution points growing to over 1200 stations now, 25% of all GM & Ford vehicles to run on Flex Fuel, White House & State support, etc) which indicates this will change drastically within the next two years.
From what I'm learning thus far, realistically, E85's role as a catalyst to get folks to change to domestic fuel is likely, however, growing enough corn or sugarcane would be a physical impossibility to offset imports.
So, the ONLY answer? No chance.
Catalyst for change in US buying habits? Yes.
ONE of several alternative energies? Yes.