Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Mine is Bluetec Diesel uber alles. On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 2:18 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah we all have our sacred cows. > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 12:19 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Karl says: > > > Also known as

Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-22 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Yeah we all have our sacred cows. On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 12:19 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Karl says: > > Also known as cognitive dissonance. > > There's a LOT of that going on. > I'd explain, but I don't feel like causing "cognitive dissonance" and > getting

Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-21 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Karl says: > Also known as cognitive dissonance. There's a LOT of that going on. I'd explain, but I don't feel like causing "cognitive dissonance" and getting moderated. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-21 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Oh a bit tongue in cheek, but like most things, the reality is complicated. Kind of like that far side of the cow holding a poorly painted sign that says "Eat More Chikin" It's difficult to teach a man to understand a concept when his livelihood depends upon him not understanding it. You arent

Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-18 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I can't tell if you're sarcastic or not. E85 is good race fuel, it's probably okay in low humidity environments, it's lousy in most other applications. -Curt On Friday, March 18, 2022, 11:17:21 AM EDT, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: I keep hoping they will just require all cars to

Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-18 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
I keep hoping they will just require all cars to run on e85. But so far it hasnt worked. Apart from being an important hedge against commodity prices for farmers, the ddg's feed a lot of livestock. And real people work in those plants. Support farmers: Drink more vodka (within reason)! K On

Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-13 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
you got that right Fred. Green lobby-as in green cornstalks. On Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 11:01 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > OK Don. > Y'know, when I read about using corn for fuel, I laughed my ass off! > And would bet that the Iowa corn farmers did too! > Another

Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-13 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2022-03-12 23:00, Frederick Moir via Mercedes wrote: OK Don. Y'know, when I read about using corn for fuel, I laughed my ass off! And would bet that the Iowa corn farmers did too! Another lobbyist victory. Fred the sceptic. You're not wrong. Ethanol subsidies/mandates are now an entrenched

Re: [MBZ] Corn based ethanol

2022-03-12 Thread Frederick Moir via Mercedes
OK Don. Y'know, when I read about using corn for fuel, I laughed my ass off! And would bet that the Iowa corn farmers did too! Another lobbyist victory. Fred the sceptic. On Sat, Mar 12, 2022 at 8:06 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > As we already knew, it's a stupid idea, probably driven by big