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VK4TRS > FUEL 07.12.08 10:50l 50 Lines 1894 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Ethanol percent in the US.
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From: VK4TRS@VK4TRS.#BNE.QLD.AUS.OC
To : FUEL@WW
WW wrote:-
> From: VK6BE@VK2TV.#MNC.NSW.AUS.OC
> To : IMPORT@WW
>
>
> OK Jerry, I omly quoted what my chat friends in the US have told me. It
> seems with 50 states the laws differ markedly from state to state in the
> US.
> We had news a couple of days ago that Ford is building cars that use
> ethanol as the prrimary fuel. These are expected to be released in two
> years' time - Australian designed and built. We already have Ford and
> Holden building LPG dedicated cars. LPG is about half the price of petrol
> here in most states and can be bought in most towns of reasonable size all
> over the country.
>
> BTW we don't make ethanol from corn (maize); sugar cane is used and the
> potential to grow this in the north of this state is enormous. The
> inhibiting factor at present is lack of a market with Q'land cane growers
> having the bulk of the market and resisting the extension of growing of
> sugar in this state.
> Cheers,
> Bob VK6BE.
Ok a couple of things Bob left out, firstly sugar cane growers are mostly
contracted to different companies and have been for decades.
Australia only uses 10% ethanol hence ( E95 ).
Only 2 Ethanol plants in Australia one is in Sarina QLD and the other I
believe is in Victoria. Contractors transport Ethanol in Queensland
,EX-Sarina QLD across to Darwin, south to Brisbane, Sydney to
subcontractor Terminals (Not Oil Refineries) where storage excess millions
of litres. Oil Refineries in Australia don't blend fuel and ethanol,
subcontractors do this, so remember when your buying your next tank full,
how much ethanol is really in this, I know for a fact that it can be
between 4% and 15% but mostly around 8%.
73 - Bruce, VK4TRS @ VK4TRS-1
vk4trs@vk4trs.ampr.org
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