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Where are the multifuel cars?

Brazil has had them for years now. What's the holdup?
Cyrus Farivar

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  • Saturday, August 23, 2008 04:55 AM

    Subsidized Ethanol

    I'm fairly certain Brazil provides huge subsidies/supports to kick-start their ethanol (from sugarcane I think) industry, which might explain why it is so much more widely available and why they can have cars that can run on gasoline or ethanol.

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