Environment & Energy
In reply to the discussion: NASCAR hits 5 million miles on 15% Ethanol blend, with 20% less emissions... [View all]Bill USA
(6,436 posts)reductions right now. So Ethanol would be 20 years ahead of hybrids and phevs.
And as far as "preserving fossil fuels" ethanol has been replacing fossil fuels for several years now. Right now it replaces about 11% of gasoline we use. It will take about 20 - 30 years for hybrids to get that point.
you highlighted in the article you linked to the statement: "Cumulative costs under some mandate proposals..."
Notice the words "under [font size="3"]some[/font] mandate [font size="3"]proposals[/font].." So you think hypotheticals are the same as actual events? Somehow I'm not surprised.
they were giving tax credits up to $3,400 a few years ago. Don't know if they are still around.
I am for the expansion of hybrid vehicles as they will help reduce GHG emissions. I am however, realistic enough to see that hybrids by themselves will not save us from GW. If we don't use renewable fuels to get GHG emissions down sooner than 20 years from now, it won't matter what GHG emissions reductions hybrids (and PHEVs) achieve in 20 to 30 years. By then GW will be moving so fast we won't be able to rein it in --- although, we will may be able to slow it down a bit. But it would be better not to wait 20 to 30 years for GHG emissions reductions we can (and in fact are) achieving right now with ethanol.