From what I've read, there are ways to mitigate the energy content difference by optimizing the engine design for ethanol. Due to the much higher octane, you can use a higher compression ratio and more aggressive spark timing.
As for cost/economics, ethanol should become more and more viable as the cost of gasoline continues to rise and production volume of ethanol is scaled up.
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