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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. The Model T Ford, which debuted in 1908, was originally designed to operate on alcohol. Use of Hydrous Ethanol in the United States. 40 CFR ยง 80.27(d)