![Nissan Leaf owner Rand Faaborg demonstrates how he attaches the electric cord to his car. The other end can be plugged into any standard 110-volt outlet.](https://will.illinois.edu/images/uploads/52449/021919-am-cars-rand_faaborg-cord_1__medium.jpg)
As Electric Cars Shift Into Mainstream, The Corn Belt Ponders A Post-Ethanol Future
About 40 percent of the corn grown in the United States gets turned into ethanol for gasoline, but the demand to reduce fossil-fuel emissions could bring pretty drastic changes to agriculture in the Corn Belt.