Kia Soul Flex - cheaper fuel, better economy, more power, less pollution

And, naturally, not one single word about fuel mileage.

Perhaps the low mileage using ethanol was an embarrassment?

Certainly were fuel mileage 40% less than with gasoline the conclusion would have to be in favor of gasoline: Eg, if price of the energy is the same (as would be the case above), then one goes for the space savings and range, which would then favor gasoline.

Is this another example of 'big industry' warping the minds of the innocent and unknowing public?

tkj I know what you mean, my fuel mileage really is a fail when I get that crap in my fuel tank, spend the same and get less MPG

To be the most pure and holiest Soul, just missing being a hybrid with range extended.

Ethanol in Brazil is cheaper because the price is kept artificially low with big government subsidies. Also, unlike in the USA, ethanol is made mostly from sugar cane instead of corn.

When do these come stateside?!?!

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Brazilian sugarcane industry has no government subsidies

In fact, all fuels are heavily taxed, some at lesser extent like automotive diesel

LPG, but this taxation is far higher than in most countries.

As consumption concerns, ethanol 25-30% less mileage c0mpared to gasoline

is compensated by being 40% cheaper. Besides, ethanol burning results

in some gain on air quality in metropolitan areas (less CO, less unburnt CH,

less sulfur, and so)

And worth consider that sugarcane does NOT dislodge food crop land for crop fuel