What renewable volatile fuel is better than Ethanol?

I have to agree with Jake except that chlorophyl is not the actual fuel, not even in the plants themselves.

Methane made from plants would be that answer in that sense. But he is one the right track.

Methanol is a good answer, but hydrogen is not. It is far too difficult and is nothing but a big con game by the government.

Methane is 4/5 hyrdogen (CH4) and is easily converted to a liquid and highly useful form that avoids the many shortcomings of pure hyrdrogen.

Methanol or Nitro-Methane is the best answer I think.

Actually there are two. First is Hydrogen, because it is cleaner, producing no greenhouse gases, only water.

But Methanol is ALSO a better choice, because it does not depend on vegetation high in sugars. It can use virtually ANY biomass, and therefore is more efficient and eco friendly. But it requires no petrolium based fertilizers, so the gov't isn't going to push it too hard.

Con: Our best source of sugar canes would be Cuba. Only our southern farmers could grow sugar canes and those that can already do so. Those who don't would have to retool to grow sugar canes. Pro: We'll be able to buy Cuban Cigars again. Producing sugar cane ethanol requires 1/8 the energy of producing corn ethanol hence it's the equivalent of burning 0.15 gallons of gasoline to get the energy equivalent of 1 gallon of gasoline in ethanol. More of our country can grow sugar beets (Canada gets it's sugar from sugar beets) and making ethanol from sugar beets only takes 1/2 the energy of producing corn ethanol hence that would be the equivalent of burning 0.6 gallons of gasoline to produce the equivalent of 1 gallon of gasoline in ethanol. Both sugar cane and sugar beet ethanol actually make sense which seems to be reason enough for us not to do it.

Chlorophyll from plants. It's renewable and nature has had millions of years to work the best system. Just copy nature and you can't lose!