Replies to post #25847 on Strattner Financial Group (SCNG)

[ordinarydude]

"Regardless, it is a mandate from the feds to start mixing fossils with ethanol and the introduction alternate fuels."

Irrelevant, since it DOESN'T address the issue of reducing the cost (in order to bring the product to market)!!!!!!

" Their comsumption of fuel is at least 85% alternative, such as ethanol. If they can do it, why couldn't we?"

It's a foregone conclusion that many countries (whose laws aren't nearly as stringent as ours) can produce fossil fuel alternatives, such as diesel and ethanol, quickly and fairly cheaply. Additionally, the infrastructure (and the lack of numerous laws governing pollution, etc) in Brazil allows for the production of ethanol at a cost savings to the consumer---hence why FUEL there is so cheap!

Ordinary

[cynic2005]

As a matter of fact, the Renewable Fuels Standard (the 'Mandate') can be met with existing manufacturing capacity for at least the next couple of years.

http://www.ethanolrfa.org/industry/locations/

Obviously, the bulk of this capacity is corn based, so the spoils will belong to whomever will be the leader in the cellulosic field.

There are some good resources on the RFA website, and you will find that it is unlikely that a small player like EVFL with a R&D spend of $0 over the past 3 years can be considered a leader in that space.