Henry Ford was producing ethanol compatible cars, and supplied 25% of the market, until Rockefeller (Standard Oil) had prohibition enacted. Was this the real reason behind the prohibition of alcohol? (youtube.com)
submitted 5.6 years ago by sheasie
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HarlandKornfeld14 5.6 years ago
What do you mean "ethanol compatible"? All cars can take a small ethanol mixture, like up to E24.
VOALTRON 5.6 years ago
Mostly correct. Newer engines can handle ethanol mixtures better than older (pre 2000's) engines can.
However, engine fuel systems can be built to tolerate much higher ethanol mixtures, or even pure ethanol.
Engines can also be built, and some are built, to run on natural gas too.
Alternative internal combustion engine fuels work just fine, as long as the engine is properly designed, and built to work with them.
Needless to say, the oil cartels would prefer it if the public, and engine manufacturers don't become more supportive of alternative fuels.
I get your point. But they didn't have flex-fuel technology in the 1920s, it was only possible in the 1980s.
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HarlandKornfeld14 ago
What do you mean "ethanol compatible"? All cars can take a small ethanol mixture, like up to E24.
VOALTRON ago
Mostly correct. Newer engines can handle ethanol mixtures better than older (pre 2000's) engines can.
However, engine fuel systems can be built to tolerate much higher ethanol mixtures, or even pure ethanol.
Engines can also be built, and some are built, to run on natural gas too.
Alternative internal combustion engine fuels work just fine, as long as the engine is properly designed, and built to work with them.
Needless to say, the oil cartels would prefer it if the public, and engine manufacturers don't become more supportive of alternative fuels.
HarlandKornfeld14 ago
I get your point. But they didn't have flex-fuel technology in the 1920s, it was only possible in the 1980s.