Ethanol costs rise: What's in the price pipeline?

Chicago Tribune
By Bob Caylor, McClatchy/Tribune news
5:38 p.m. CST, December 30, 2010

Ethanol, the alternative fuel made from corn, may be a victim of its own success. Or rather, motorists who buy ethanol may be the victims.

For the first time since the push to use more ethanol in American vehicles began five or six years ago, ethanol costs more than gasoline. E-85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, has recently been priced higher than regular gasoline at some area stations.

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