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Lynd 6 (0:29)
Topic(s): Biofuels
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The current Indy cars, Indy 500 cars, run off methanol, which is a close cousin of ethanol. And I understand there's some discussion they may switch to ethanol. So all of those indic— And Brazil runs— Over 50 percent of the liquid fuel used in Brazil is ethanol. So there's really not much question, this is a good motor fuel. The question is, how inexpensively can we make it, and how much of it can we make, which is a separate question, and also what are the environmental consequences, which include some benefits.