Alternative Fuel Vehicles

I really have a hard time believing their promises in mileage, and nobody recognizing their shortcomings.
Oh, and why does honda make a V6 hybrid accord? Doesn't that defeat the purpose? Isn't there an unreal amount of parts to break and maintainance?

2007-05-25 05:09:24 · 14 answers · asked by naturalplastics 4

simply stopped buying new cars powered by gasoline to pressure Detroit to produce an affordable alternative?
The federal government is in bed with the oil companies. It collects hundreds of billions of $ in gas taxes. The government will do nothing that will harm that revenue base.
If Americans simply stopped buying new cars for a month or two, perhaps Detroit would get the message and come up with an affordable vehicle powered by alternative energy.
As fragile as the auto industry is, it could not handle a month long period without sales. Two months without sales would kill the industry. Two months without buying a new car would hardly effect consumers.
Could the problem of high gas prices be solved by boycotting new cars?
Your thoughts?

2007-05-25 01:43:13 · 24 answers · asked by Perplexed Bob 5

to grow the corn trees have to chopped down.
plants to make the stuff have to be built.

2007-05-25 01:28:44 · 18 answers · asked by ĴΩŋ 5

with gas prices rising i was wondering if there is ever going to be an alternative fuel because im going to start driving soon and the gas prices dont look good.

2007-05-24 14:50:52 · 12 answers · asked by Scott H 1

And if they could guarantee the batteries life longer? I am not a huge 'green' person, but i would have no objection to purchasing one of these vehicles if the silhouette didn't remind me of the neighbors dog in the middle of defocating on my lawn.

2007-05-24 07:53:23 · 24 answers · asked by digitalwrangler 3

I have heard good things about this alternative fuel but proponents say that it has no drawbacks. Is that just being overly passionate or is there something about it that I don't hear. Why is ethanol recieving all the attention as a great gasoline substitute. From the things I heard about ethanol it's much closer to gas than bio-diesel. Please set me straight.

2007-05-24 05:21:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-24 02:41:08 · 14 answers · asked by klyball 1

And since it doesn't move through pipe lines ... how will this fuel be distributed to all regions of the country?

2007-05-23 12:19:20 · 8 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7

in your opinion, are they helpful?

do they really help the enviorment? why or why not?

i already know that the batteries take a lot of energy to make and recycle, and that they're expensive and made with nasty by-products.

please help me out; sites would be good, and opinions would be good also.
thank you(:

2007-05-23 04:59:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.theaircar.com/faq.html

This says more then electric cars! Electric cars are still superficial in the idea that either Coal or Nuclear plants would be in higher demand! I'm on pure Solar power and it's not practical to have "electric cars" with solar power. Now, the Air Car, That's something EVERY Country and Every Person should be BACKING and ORDERING RIGHT NOW! The "by-product" or "Exhaust" is AC for the car! Clean pure AIR! Nuf Said. I hope someone else figures this out soon!

2007-05-23 02:30:38 · 8 answers · asked by mountain_tracker 1

2007-05-23 02:00:32 · 7 answers · asked by New Car for Me 1

Affordability desired. Need to know where you can purchase alternative fuels on the East Coast.

2007-05-22 14:37:49 · 10 answers · asked by Jeff H 1

2007-05-22 09:00:31 · 8 answers · asked by Gretch 3

Since ethanol is so environmentally destructive compared to gasoline, will you be boycotting it?

To produce ethanol we must clear grassland or forests, plow the land, divert water to irrigate it, spray it with herbacides and insecticides and process the harvest. Is it worth that much environmental destruction when we can simply drill for oil or mine coal?

2007-05-22 09:00:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, what percentage is it on average. I am sure that it varies from car to car.

2007-05-22 06:34:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

also should more stations sell flex fuel..in our area we only have one gas company selling flexfuel

2007-05-22 06:26:50 · 12 answers · asked by whymeagain13 5

I read an article in a local paper about an inventor in Wi that is working on an electric vehicle powered by bumps in the road or suspension travel---I imagine it's a system that uses the up and down motion of the shocks to energize a magnetic field and generate electricty to charge the batteries. Sounds simple and is simliar to regenerative braking in that the energy used to stop a car is put back in to moving the car. Article is here:
http://www.winonadailynews.com/articles/2007/05/21/news/01lead.txt
Since America is the land of inventors, I was wondering if there's anyone else looking into available ways to power a car other than hybrid, diesel, hydrogen, photovoltaic, etc...how creative are people getting with the price of gas now.

2007-05-22 06:15:51 · 9 answers · asked by paul h 7

I saw a video about how every-day people are converting their cars to use alternative fuels.. there is a class at Santa Rose Jr College

It seems logical to me that if alot of people would convert the car they already have to an alternative fuel (of thier own choosing) then there would be >1< a substantial savings in fuels economy (some of these cars are getting 90 miles to the gallon of the fuel being used) >2< a long-term savings in fuel cost to the car-owner who made the switch >3< a serious depletion in the demand on fossil fuels >4< a rapid reduction in emissions

So.. why aren't there more classes to teach people how to make these changes to their own cars?... and is there a book or something for those that aren't able to attend that class (as in don't live anywhere near that area)

Read More: https://autobahn.santarosa.edu/scripts/SRJC.exe/Execute?Application=Autobahn_kiosk&Program=REPORT-AB115-REPORT&P-COURSE-NAME=AUTO190&P-TERM=&P-DSI-FLAG=N&P-REG-AVAIL=N

2007-05-22 05:52:55 · 9 answers · asked by Bama 5

I am confused about this topic

2007-05-22 03:55:22 · 7 answers · asked by Lexi 1

2007-05-22 03:49:25 · 11 answers · asked by supr131 1

we are selling all of our alaska oil to japan because we don't have enough refinery's to make gasoline. there is no oil shortage, just a lack of refinery's to process it!

2007-05-22 03:40:30 · 15 answers · asked by Terrells C 1

okay. . . so i need answers ASAP!! as much detail as possible plz. && thank you

2007-05-22 03:30:04 · 6 answers · asked by Your Musical Muse 2

Why can't this country develop a high speed rail system like most European countries have had for years?What do we have?....AMTRAK

2007-05-22 02:48:30 · 9 answers · asked by catbird 1

2007-05-22 02:01:46 · 19 answers · asked by ronnie b 1

what are they

2007-05-22 01:49:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the insurance companies and pharmaceuticals won't reign in costs, then we need to go to socialized medicine. It is ludicrous that insurance costs so much for individuals.

2007-05-22 01:04:25 · 19 answers · asked by Alan M 1

We have the technology, knowledge, and expertise to do away with petroleum. Why are we not using it?

2007-05-22 01:02:47 · 4 answers · asked by Alan M 1

i read a book about them and don't know if they are the same...also, which saves the enviroment better?

2007-05-21 17:05:33 · 6 answers · asked by le m 2

I'm not joking. I had a volley of correspondence with GM, but that's the most interest I've had.

Would you buy an SUV that gets 100mpg?

If the demand is there, why won't they manufacture it?

Do you think they're getting paid by the oil companies to make gas guzzlers?

It sure looks that way!

2007-05-21 11:29:28 · 23 answers · asked by s2scrm 5

Our corporate government,(pick your party), has been driving a once great country ever so hurriedly toward doom to the former American way of life.

2007-05-21 09:15:20 · 20 answers · asked by mike h 1