From Mike Shaddick
The piece about the Team Nasamax bioethanol-fuelled car was more than intriguing to me (19 June, p 19). Down here in Sydney, I have successfully run my oldish carburetted car on fuel containing up to 80 per cent denatured ethanol, with only minor mixture adjustments needed, and some small sacrifice in fuel consumption and performance. Trying to shout this from the rooftops has been met only by official obduracy. The oil industry and our elected representatives have countered the pro-ethanol argument with half truths verging on blatant lies.
East Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia
