Ethanol vs. Methanol

My last few cars were E-85 rated but we still fill with Regular at 10% Ethanol... Politically I am not at all happy converting a food/ feed crop to some pseudo science BS..Another rant for another day in the Red Neck Zone

I am astounded that we have now 2 decades of Corn based augment Gasolines in the USA and wheil the cars have been adapted to deal with the detrimental effects of alky diluted fuels our 140+ Million adults, yard business, and home owners---- still have to buy products with gas engines that have not had the same materials changes applied as the auto industry did.... I know a LOt of small engine repair guys that have every conceivable Walbro, Briggs, Honda, Ryobi, Husqvarna Carb on hand for any weed eater, chain saw, or lawn mower, or pressure washer....yada yada

I personally changed to commercial yard equipment a few years back...a SUBSTANTIAL cost for Stihl, Echo, Gravely, John Deere (comercial)

the John Deere XR320 is only one fed pump gas....I pay roughly 15 bucks a gallon for pure gas in quart cans at ace hardware orr tractor supply.
....yes E85 , 10% but NO zero alky gas to be had at any pump in my rural local. We are rural enough to have more Diesel than Gas pumps

back to the subject...we collectively know a lot of EU modelers...no one seems to lament not finding Glow fuel..Most are distressed that NitroMethane is high cost of prohibited so they make due with FIA (80% meth 20% oil)

If you google the catalysts for Ethanol and Methanol or different...Platinum Rhodium, Palladium, core materiel has some impact...decades of converter research on chemical Power cells is worthy of reading....

And a parting thought ...If Ethanol was a cost effective alternative the glow fuel industry would exploit that...to my knowledge they do not

Anyone know why ENYA has a BUY back program for dead glow plugs?

America has 350 million population and best guess +/- 600,000 aero modelers
India 1.3 population and about same ratio of Aero modelrs
China over 1.6 Billion and estimated higher ratio of aero modelers

The world wide customer base of glow plug and glow fuel uses is still impressively big... and as MFGs drop off more and more choose Electrickery to be effective and cost equivalent....BUT they too impact the world supply of magnets, copper, and Lithium...just thoughts to ponder as we transition from 6+ Billion to 9.3 + Billion the tipping point in about 9 or 12 years....Hell Maybe AOC is right....OK sorry, bad Fred

There is a reason they use Methanol for model engine fuel:
Methanol has 3 times the vapor pressure of ethanol and therefore volatilizes much faster...which is why you need to have the glow plug clip on to keep your engine running with ethanol. Simply put, the ethanol does not evaporate or light off as easily as methanol.