– Why can’t we just ‘produce’ gasoline, like synthetically?

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– Why can’t we just ‘produce’ gasoline, like synthetically?

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Answer 1

We already do to a certain degree with ethanol fuel. It’s basically turning corn into a fuel that most modern cars can run on with little to no modifications.

But as many people have already pointed out, it takes a lot of energy to make a fuel source that is as energy dense as gasoline. That’s why most modern car manufacturers are more focused on making electric cars instead of making cars that run on alternative fuels. If you’re going to take up a bunch of land to make corn to turn into fuel, you could easily use a similar sized plot of land to put a solar farm and more directly convert the sun’s energy into go juice for your car.