Requiring Flex-Fuel

Now here's an interesting idea that can be a part of a broad range of ways to help the energy situation.

The Open Fuel Standard Act would require that beginning in 2012, 50% of new automobiles, and in 2014, 80% of new automobiles, sold in the U.S. (imported and produced domestically) be warranted to operate on gasoline, ethanol, and methanol, or be warranted to operate on biodiesel.

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Flex-fuel would provide consumers more choice in terms of what fuel they use, with only an estimated $100 to $200 additional cost per car. That’s only a few tankfuls of gas! According to Zubrin, methanol today sells for $1.50 a gallon, the equivalent to $2.80 per gallon for gas (allowing for lower ratio of miles to the gallon).

A low cost way to increase the flexibility of what we can put in our vehicles? More flexibility is always a good thing. Especially if non-food ethanol takes off.

There is no silver bullet solution for the energy "crisis", but there are alot of things tha can be done. Things that are more helpful than jetting around the world lecturing others about their Carbon Sin.