ethanol
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He fails to mention that ethanol only delivers two-thirds as much energy a gallon as pure gasoline—and you’ll have to stop for gas more often.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Investment implications: Higher ethanol demand could support corn prices, benefiting crop processors like Archer Daniels Midland and companies tied to the biofuel supply chain, including ethanol producers such as Green Plains and REX American Resources.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Added expenses have come from increases in the prices of credits that refiners must buy to comply with a law requiring plant-based ethanol to be blended into fuel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
South Sudan has started to ration electricity in its capital, Juba, while Zimbabwe is increasing the ethanol content in its petrol.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Rode in the boot of a small auto belonging to a chum of Papa Thibaut’s, a Citroen Rosalie—4-cylinder engine, at least 10 years old, running—just—on a disgusting mix of coal tar and sugar-beet ethanol.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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Elements of the Universe: Aether ("Sky")
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