The Pros and Cons of Ethanol

October 7, 2008 by admin
Filed under Gas Saving Tips

Every day the researchers are working hard to find alternative fuel to replace the existing petroleum as there are less petroleum available and soon, we will have to rely on alternative fuel for cars and industrial use.

Ethanol is produced from agriculture so it is a renewable energy unlike the normal petrol. Of course, there are many more benefits that will help to save the environment as normal petrol destroys our planet faster. Below are the benefits of using ethanol as fuel.

1. Since ethanol is produced from agriculture, it is renewable unlike petroleum.

2. Ethanol produce less pollution and reduce smog-forming emissions by almost 50%.

3. Ethanol also produce less green house emissions.

However, there are some disadvantages using ethanol as fuel.

1. Ethanol might be more expensive than the usual gasoline due to the production and location.

2. Ethanol is only available at certain areas especially the Midwest.

3. You cannot drive as far as a gallon of normal gasoline. By using ethanol, you have lower fuel efficiency and you need to constantly refill the fuel especially when you are on a long journey.

Of course, we must applaud the researchers for spending their time researching for renewable fuel and ethanol has the potential to replace the normal gasoline. However, more research is needed and one of the researchs for ethanol involves how to improve the fuel efficiency and save more with ethanol.