ENERGY: Ethanol – Australia being left behind*

Two reports predict a major leap in US ethanol production. General Motors is expanding production of ethanol-fuelled vehicles and plans are underway for Brazil to supply ethanol to Japan.As part of its ethanol push, automotive giant General Motors (GM) will provide 28 US state governments with demonstration-vehicles that will run on 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol, or E85. These cars can run on anything from conventional fuel up to E85.Thomas Stephens, vice-president of GM Powertrains…

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