Even if your car's engine isn't compatible with E85 ... This blended fuel can use ethanol from different sources, such as fermented plant sugars (chiefly corn and sugarcane) or waste cellulose ...

Depending on who you talk to, there may also be questions as to whether or not ethanol is bad for your vehicle's engine. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be an easy answer to that query ...

Sugarcane field. Image credit: 123RF. Technology company Wärtsilä has announced plans to conduct an energy trial to test an ethanol-fueled engine for large-scale electricity generation.