What is going to be the alternative fuel for all vehicles if we run out of petrol and diesel?

Answer 1

Battery vehicle technology available now can meet most of our personal transport requirements. Hydrogen fuel cells have been promised for decades and may yet come good; but hydrogen is only a way of transporting the electric and nowhere near as efficient as the grid. i doubt we will be allowed to home-brew hydrogen in our basement or garage; but you can have your own solar pannel or otehr micro-generator; certainly you can get zero emmision energy via the grid.

Electric motors are far more suited to traction than infernal combustion, max torque at 0rpm, no gearbox, cooling or exaust systems, refuel at home or work, even have your own wind or solar generator. they also recover energy back into the battery when braking or going down hill.

And the driving experience quiet, smooth, smell free and powerfull; the tZero can easilly out accelerate a ferrari; or the tango as driven by george clooney. range >200 miles with current battery technology; we don't need to wait for fuel-cells or the oil to run out, a better solution is available now.

look out for film due for release in US end of June titled "who killed the electric car"

And there certainly won't be enough agricultural land to feed the population and provide bio-fuel; especially once climate change and water shortages bite.

Answer 2

Well, I wouldn't worry about running out of petrol or diesel in our lifetimes. While you read that we will run out of reserves in 30 years, the term "reserves" simply means what is currently economically recoverable. With prices as high as they are currently, areas that were not economically feasable are now becoming so, like the tar sands in western Canada, and the oil shales in Colorado USA. Those two areas put together have more petrolium then all of Soudi Arabia's current reserves. There are also techniques of converting coal to diesel, and Wyoming has enough coal to provide the entire US's current coal consumtion for 200 years, using current recovery technologies.

In time we will run out, but thats years off. I will say this, we as a country need to start using signifigantly less and start preparing for a time when it will not be available. Biodiesels and Ethonol are good starts. Hydrogen burning engines aren't that far away (we can already make the engine, it's the gas tank thats currently the problem). The best thing for us right now is to work on conservation though, thats coming from someone who works in the oil field.

Answer 3

Every internal combustion engine on the road today, except diesel, can be converted to run on hydrogen.

If Exxon/Mobil were smart they would use that $36 Billion dollar profit to build a Hydrogen refueling infrastructure. The first company to do this will make TRILLIONS in the future.

Answer 4

Here in Brazil we are already use ethanol in the place of petrol for almost 30 years. It's made of sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum).

And now we are starting to use biodiesel in the place of diesel. Biodiesels used here are generally derivated from soy bean (Glycine max), dende palm (Elaeis guineenses), castor bean (Ricinus communis), and common sunflower (Helianthus annuus).

Answer 5

Nice Question there are lot of research going on alternative fuels
and the alternatives can be Ethanol,Methanol,Compressed natural gas,Hydrogen.

Answer 6

water>hydrogen+oxygen>burn>water>.endless supply

Answer 7

A FART-MOBILE...methane gas...I donno and don't care much either...not sure why I even responded but thanks for the points...