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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social

Figs 5 and 6 of this 2009 paper compare the footprint and spacing areas among many energy sources (including PV for EVs, wind for EVs, and corn ethanol for flex-fuel vehicles) to run all US vehicles. Results: ~100x more land for corn ethanol than PV for EVs web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...

aug 25, 2025, 2:33 am • 20 9

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bermdan.bsky.social @bermdan.bsky.social

I don't know... I think it's pretty obvious that the intention all along for ethenol was to raise food prices for farmers. I'm pretty cynical though.

aug 25, 2025, 9:02 pm • 0 0 • view