Perhaps my initial post providing alternative viewpoints was misconstrued.....
It was not my intent, nor do I hold, any Political position reference the E85 debates.
I was however merely trying to point out, that there are MAJOR influential forces at play, that all revolve around the Politicians that are making decisions on bio-fuels and alternative fuels in an overall sense.
Given the information is current (from Nov. 2013 to April 2014) its' debates continue to fester and lurk in the background. I suspect, given all of the consistent, negative connotations that have been spewing forth, my concern was (or is rather) that the overall availability of E85 will be LESS likely in the future, rather than being MORE likely.
Some of the debates involve(d) food sources, pollutant byproducts resulting from the steps used in processing of E85, as well as the never panned out perceptions that E85 would lead to better gas mileage.
No doubt these circles that continue revolving around the E85 debate will potentially have a profound effect on it's availability.
The other concern of E85 use, is that currently, there are no regulations or oversights in place that relate to batch quality. Although most E85 producers, recognizing this, are taking their own proactive steps to increase quality, the continued lack of any oversight, what one pumps out at a chosen local fueling station is often not truly E85 as expected or perceived.
These inconsistencies in batch quality and in ground storage of E85 prior to it being pumped by an individual vehicle owner, are challenging for tuners to address.
There have been plenty of demonstrations of it's power increases sure, but future availability is questionable with so many variables in play as previously mentioned.
Would it go away entirely? Not likely. Perhaps you'll see production getting curtailed, but still available for racing uses, or enthusiast uses, much like Methanol is available in smaller 5 gal and 55 gal quantities.
In a more positive note, here's an article from VP Racing Fuels on their C85 product:
http://www.vpracingfuels.com/blogs/vp-racing-fuels-latest-news/2012/05/03/taking-e85-to-the-next-level---more-power--more-consistent-tuning-Perhaps this could be a more viable, more consistent alternative product for all those E85 loyalists out there?
Anyhow, I hope that clarifies my original post a little bit.
