If the U.S. were to develope sugar cane for ethonal production,?
Brazil has had incredible success getting off foreign oil because of their sugar cane/ethanol production. I would definitely support it being done here too, as corn is rather inefficient. I am hoping celluose ethanol is around the corner, allowing natural grasses to be used that require no pesticides, no fertilizer, no irrigation, and best of all…no planting! Biofuels are important because electric cars are many years away still from having the range, cost and recharging time necessary to make them competitive. As the energy density of batteries starts to approach that of hydrocarbon fuel, you will see a switch. But until then we need ethanol. As diesel particulate emissions and smog pollution from diesels get better, I think you will see more people use biodiesel. However we have a long way to go. Mercedes couldn’t sell diesels in the US from 2000-2005 because of cancer causing particulate, and for the last 2 years you can’t buy a new Volkswagen diesel either for the same reason. So
