I thought the US ethanol program was peak economic and climate stupidity but importing US ethanol is a whole new level!
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It is even stupider when you consider that US makes corn alcohol, and not the way more efficient per-hectare sugar cane alcohol
aug 27, 2025, 12:28 pm • 2 0 • view
One of the easy things a country like Vietnam can do to knock down their trade surplus with the US, though.
aug 27, 2025, 12:30 pm • 1 0 • view
But bad for climate despite the Reuters article implying it helps Vietnam reach its climate goals.
aug 27, 2025, 12:55 pm • 2 0 • view
Thankfully, well over half of Vietnamese are choosing to purchase vehicles with batteries at least.
aug 27, 2025, 1:21 pm • 3 0 • view
Yep. Let’s wait see what Vietnam’s import promises actually lead to. I also wonder whether they’ll start building or buying the battery-flex engine hybrids that BYD is now building in Brazil.
aug 27, 2025, 1:27 pm • 2 0 • view