Date:         Sat, 9 Jun 2007 17:12:36 -0300
Reply-To:     David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
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From:         David Etter <detter@MAIL.AURACOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: OT E85 in our future?
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Further to that, if you add in the gasoline/diesel consumed by
farmers in growing the ethanol and they have to make several passes
over the field, then you begin to see the crazy side of this
alternative fuel farce. To say nothing about driving up the cost of
corn for livestock and human consumption and they get incentives to
grow the corn. It's all about 'show'.
        If you tax vehicle buyers by the number of cylinders and give
a tax break to diesel fuels like they do in GB & Europe, then
consumption will drop significantly.
        Heck! In some locations in London they even pro-rate taxes
depending on cylinder count for parking in front of your own house.

                                        David (dsl82westy)
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>I'm a day late on the OT post but can't resist.  For those that are waiting
>for the 'alternative fuels' read this:
>http://www.automotiverhythms.com/news/news70.php