[BigAls87Z28]

Well, since the Arab is gunna back his oil loving buddies, sure he would answer like that.

The only thing that you said that is right is that Ethanol does not produce the same amount of energy, therefor decreasing gas milage as it takes more ethanol fuel to power the engine.
As for it being a solvent and being corrosive, not 100% true. Vehicles will most deffinatly need to have an updated fuel system, it wont hurt or destroy anything. And gas isnt ment to lubricate ****, thats why we have oil.
Yes, it does take more energy to make ethanol then it does gasoline. What the big driver of E85 is the end of dependance on foriegn oil to fuel our cars. Brazil has gone from an 80% to 30% dependance on foriegn oil by using its own sugar crops to fuel its cars. And in fact, the Ethanol gas they sell is MUCH cheaper to buy then gas.
What we see with high gas prices is not because of our gas guzzling SUV's or super mega V8 supercars. If what the Arab said is true, and gas is that low to buy on the grand scale, then the price we are paying at the pump is being driven up by the gas companies. They hide behind national disasters and growing economies. E85 could help America cut down on foriegn oil, and Im sure that we can find a way to maintain performance and gas milage with using E85. Higher compression engines with direct injection could deffinatly spawn support for E85.