The braniacs in Toyota City and Torrance are saying that flex-fuel, ethanol-compatible vehicles will be available here in the Pepe Estada Unidos in 2008. Originally targeted at the alky-happy Brazillian market, after Dubya's "Oil is America's Real Crack Rock" speech, the 'Yotas figured enough yokels would take the man at face value to make E85 cars a viable business proposition. Ruh-roh. Another stranglehold by the Motor City Madmen is about to be judo-chopped by our trans-Pacific pals.

Toyota to sell ethanol cars: report [Daily Telegraph, Australia]

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The Case for Ethanol, Conservatively Speaking [Internal]

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