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Thread: Alternative fuel?/Oil Dependency
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12-16-09, 04:43 PM #71
Re: Alternative fuel?/Oil Dependency
Originally Posted by Blakeman
Biodiesel has the same problems as ethanol. On a large scale many crops would be needed and the process uses a lot of fertilizer and pesticides.
Gasoline-hybrids are the best answer I believe right now to lean toward.
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12-16-09, 05:22 PM #72
Re: Alternative fuel?/Oil Dependency
Originally Posted by ninja|oaklandr
Diesel's are just as clean as gasoline.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...s/4237945.html
Popular Mechanics on diesel engines of today vs yesterday.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...l-comes-of-age
How new diesel engines are below EPA standards and on par with gasoline.
The thing with bio diesel is that a lot of organic waste products can be turned into it and the plants that can be turned into bio diesel are not all human food plants. I know here in Kentucky the big crop used to be Tobacco, but that is long since gone and a lot of farms have had nothing to turn to. Sawgrass and other bio diesel producers could be the answer to at least some of our energy problems. Bio diesel can be made out of corn, but doesn't have to be, unlike ethanol.
Combine the technology of the hybrid cars with the power of bio diesel instead of gasoline and you actually have trucks that can pull their weight in horsepower and still be a hybrid vehicle.
The new VW diesel-electric hybrid gets 70 miles per gallon.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008...wagen_to_i.php
Combine this with biodiesel made from algae, and you get a much greener car than what is currently on the road.
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12-16-09, 06:13 PM #73
Re: Alternative fuel?/Oil Dependency
Originally Posted by Blakeman
While I didn't do any of the research the testing that was done in the second link was done in my building.
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12-17-09, 06:29 AM #76
Re: Alternative fuel?/Oil Dependency
Originally Posted by ninja|oaklandr
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12-17-09, 08:14 AM #77
Re: Alternative fuel?/Oil Dependency
Originally Posted by Blakeman
What do you mean by making your own fuel? It runs off off normal diesel from the pump.
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12-17-09, 08:21 AM #78
Re: Alternative fuel?/Oil Dependency
Originally Posted by ninja|oaklandr
It might be a niche, but find another light truck that runs on diesel? The low end torque is worth it for what I want/need.
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