I think using waste vegetable oil makes a lot of sence. Fry up some french fries, then run your car with it.
I also wonder whether corn is the best crop for bio fuel. Maybe sugar cane would be better? Finally, a electric hybrid that can go the first 50 miles on electric only makes the best sence. I drive over 50 miles only about once a week. I would love to plug my car in overnight and drive on electric only to the local clients and stores. We have a battery-operated black and decker lawnmower that we just changed the battery. It runs like a champ, never doesn't start, doesn't require oil, can be stored in the basement for the winter, no gasoline to store around the house, it is just great. I bet car would be just as great. --- Leland Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, going to alternative sources of energy is only > part of the equation > to solving our energy crises, and becoming > independent of outside > sources for our energy needs. Diesel makes a lot of > sense in conserving > energy, because diesel has about 20% more BTU of > energy per gallon, than > the BTU energy in a gallon of gasoline, and with > diesel and biodiesel > lower flash point, it can be used to produce a much > greater compression > explosion in the cylinders of the engine, than > gasoline, which make > diesel and biodiesel a much more efficient engine. > These advantages of > diesel and biodiesel result in between 20% to 40% > greater mpg in the > diesel auto, than its equivalent gasoline auto. > > You can add to the above advantages, that a diesel > engine will burn > about any fuel, so biodiesel, as an alternative fuel > to petrol diesel, > looks very attractive. Of course, it will take a > combination of > conservation measure, coupled with a combination of > alternative energys, > to meet all our demands for energy. We can succeed, > if we are willing > to work on balancing both the demand and the supply > side of the equation. > > http://www.unh.edu/p2/biodiesel/article_alge.html > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > Michael Madigan wrote: > > >http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/277179_fuels12.html > > > >Zinedine Zidane is a butt-head > http://www.cafepress.com/zinedinezidane > >Press 1 for English > http://www.cafepress.com/press1forenglis > >Hate Jon Corzine? http://www.ImpeachJonCorzine.com > >Hate Soccer? http://www.cafepress.com/ihatesoccer > >Horse Racing Photos at > http://www.HorseRacingPix.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
