[biofuel] cars in the developing world

2002-10-07 Thread Marc de Piolenc
Here in the Philippines, light diesel trucks and vans, and even diesel cars, are very popular. Their fuel is somewhat cheaper, and their engines are longer-lived. Most of the commercial jeepneys that provide in-and-around transport services in cities are diesels. Unfortunately, many diesels are

Re: [biofuel] cars in the developing world

2002-10-07 Thread chris chris
From: Marc de Piolenc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marc, am also from the Philippines. Are you now in Iligan City? How do you cope up with the smoke that comes out of diesel engines? My friend uses an additive and it reduces smoke. _

[biofuel] cars in the developing world

2002-10-05 Thread Daniel Hale
Hello, I'm new to this list and to biodiesel in general--I read about biodiesel in last week's Seattle Times, where Mike Pelly and his amazing gizmo was profiled. I always liked diesels, especially the new ones, but biodiesel is great, much better, more liberating than any alternative fuel

Re: [biofuel] cars in the developing world

2002-10-05 Thread Party of Citizens
I think the developing world would be better off to MINIMIZE its use of cars and avoid the carnage and cost here. I read a UN article on India ca. 1990 which called it a nation of villages. If they could perfect the village as a habitat and then perfect inter-village transportation other than by

Re: [biofuel] cars in the developing world

2002-10-05 Thread Daniel Hale
No argument here. However, there is still a rolling stock of automobiles in developing nations, and I'd like to understand those cars better. Thanks Dan On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 04:38 PM, Party of Citizens wrote: I think the developing world would be better off to MINIMIZE its use

Re: [biofuel] cars in the developing world

2002-10-05 Thread Keith Addison
I think the developing world would be better off to MINIMIZE its use of cars and avoid the carnage and cost here. I read a UN article on India ca. 1990 which called it a nation of villages. If they could perfect the village as a habitat and then perfect inter-village transportation other than by

Re: [biofuel] cars in the developing world

2002-10-05 Thread Daniel Hale
Keith, how does biodiesel compare to CNG, from an emissions standpoint? Has anyone projected, say, the 10-year emissions ROI (return on investment) in converting a diesel to CNG, and compared that to the ROI for running biodiesel unmodified? Thanks Dan On Saturday, October 5, 2002, at 04:53

Re: [biofuel] cars in the developing world

2002-10-05 Thread Keith Addison
Keith, how does biodiesel compare to CNG, from an emissions standpoint? Has anyone projected, say, the 10-year emissions ROI (return on investment) in converting a diesel to CNG, and compared that to the ROI for running biodiesel unmodified? Thanks Dan Dan, you'll find a lot of info and