[WardL]

There are laws already in place (Renewable Fuel Standards Two) that will force ethanol in gasoline to increase to over 20%. The amount of corn produced ethanol doesn't increase much from today, but cellulose ethanol is required going forward. When our government is broke, they are paying a $0.45/gallon tax credit on gasoline blended into gasoline! Tier 2 autos (produced since about 2003) can handle the higher levels of ethanol in gasoline. Pre-2003 (or so) can't handle it. The earlier catalytic converters get trashed for one thing. The higher octane of the ethanol (about 115) is nice and the autos can take advantage of the higher octane fuel.

The only hope is to vote out the current congress. But not much chance the new guy will be able to do anything either....