2007-07-23 01:07:01 · 5 answers · asked by jack_hock2003 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
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2007-07-23 01:29:22 · update #1
A lot of gas has up to 15% ethanol now. But, to use 100% ethanol, the vehicle needs a different fuel storage and usage mechanism. If you put pure ethanol in your regular vehicle, the ethanol will corrode the fuel tank, the gas lines, etc., all the way to the engine.
Ethanol is not as efficient as gasoline either so your mileage would be less.
The other factor with ethanol is that if the entire U.S. corn crop was used for vehicle fuel, it would only provide about 12% of the total fuel used now. There would be no corn for feeding livestock then or making corn flakes so food prices would skyrocket.
2007-07-23 01:22:00 · answer #1 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Ethanol and methanol are both forms of alcohol and methanol is regularly used as racing fuel. All it needs is for the engine to be fine tuned to ethanol.
2007-07-23 08:13:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Centertek666 is correct.
Methanol is used in both speedway and top fuel dragster's - although dragsters use a blend of 85% nitromethane; the remainder is largely methanol (around 15%)
2007-07-23 08:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by Doctor Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well...ethanol can use as vechicle fuel...in Brazil,a mixture of ethanol and petrol(knows as gasohol)is used as fuel for motor vechicles..ethanol burn well in vechicle engines...it can reduce pollution..unlike petrol that produce a lot of soot...but pure ethanol seldom used as fuel..it mix with other substances
2007-07-24 03:38:07 · answer #4 · answered by red devil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know alot about it but only some cars can use it as gas. if you research it you might be able to find what models use it. normally its cars not trucks and minivans.
2007-07-23 08:11:57 · answer #5 · answered by livezey2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋