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Article: ETHANOL; The idea that wouldn't die; 92 years ago, Ford's Model T could run on anything from pure ethanol to pure gasoline, a hedged bet in the oil-vs.-ethanol wars. Oil won, and did its best in the ensuing decades to snuff out its crop-fed competitor. But today most newer Ford Rangers are able to burn up to 85 percent ethanol, as clean-air standards and rising oil prices give new life to an old idea.(BUSINESS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 10, 2000
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CORRECTION PUBLISHED 07/14/00: Some of the information in this article is based on incorrect information from sources. The sources incorrectly said that there is a 2-cent-per-gallon state tax credit for ethanol-blended gasoline; that credit was phased out in 1997.
When Henry Ford built his first Model T back in 1909, he designed it to run on ethanol. That might come as a surprise these days, when ethanol is largely regarded as a minor player in the automotive fuel market.
But the past could well be a prologue. For the past several years the production and use of ethanol for fueling vehicles has been steadily increasing, and the recent gasoline price ...