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Hmmm, from the FAQ:
How much sugar will it take to make a gallon of ethanol?
It takes approximately 13 lbs. of sugar to create one gallon of ethanol. The MicroFueler is capable of producing 35 gallons of ethanol (using 470 lbs of sugar) weekly which will fill the average fuel tank twice.
A ton of sugar today went for $333. So at about .16 per pound at that volume, 470 pounds of sugar for your ethanol machine will cost $75.20 - so unless I'm doing something wrong here - for 35 gallons your sugar cost alone is already $2.15 per gallon, and you've got your machine cost, yeast mix cost, electric, water, and time...
I think Consumer Reports needs to do an independent study...
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