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Assuming the fuel is 100% ethanol the reaction is:

C2H5OH +3O2 --> 2CO2+3H20 or

1 mole of ethanol (46 g) creates 2 moles (44 x 2=88) of carbon dioxide

The density of ethanol is 0.78 g/cm3 or .78 kg/L

So the amount of carbon dioxide created by a car fueled by ethanol is about 1.56 kg/liter used.

This excludes CO2 from ethanol manufacture.

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