2006-06-14 13:30:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
they have one its Ethanol
* It is a renewable fuel made from plants
* It is not a fossil-fuel: manufacturing it and burning it does not increase the greenhouse effect
* It provides high octane at low cost as an alternative to harmful fuel additives
* Ethanol blends can be used in all petrol engines without modifications
* Ethanol is biodegradable without harmful effects on the environment
* It significantly reduces harmful exhaust emissions
* Ethanol's high oxygen content reduces carbon monoxide levels more than any other oxygenate: by 25-30%, according to the US EPA
* Ethanol blends dramatically reduce emissions of hydrocarbons, a major contributor to the depletion of the ozone layer
* High-level ethanol blends reduce nitrogen oxide emissions by up to 20%
* Ethanol can reduce net carbon dioxide emissions by up to 100% on a full life-cycle basis
* High-level ethanol blends can reduce emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) by 30% or more (VOCs are major sources of ground-level ozone formation)
* As an octane enhancer, ethanol can cut emissions of cancer-causing benzene and butadiene by more than 50%
* Sulphur dioxide and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions are significantly decreased with ethanol.
2006-06-14 13:36:36 · answer #1 · answered by highlander44_tx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. That's what they are doing.
Ever consider how cheap gasoline really is to us?
You pay more for a gallon of coke, coffee, milk, orange juice, etc.
Only a few things in this world are cheaper than gasoline on a per gallon basis.
Alternative fuels include:
Hydrogen fuel cells
Bio-Diesel
Ethanol.
Problem is all these items are still more expensive to produce than gasoline. Wait until the Ethanol subsidizies expire in 2007, people will be in for a shock at what it really costs.
2006-06-14 20:32:39 · answer #2 · answered by hsueh001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we have people that can over power the oil industry, yes. My grandfather had a car that he modified. He put a propane style cylinder under the hood. He rapped a heater pipe around it and filled it half way with gasoline. When the car got warmed up, the heater pipe would heat the gas. He had a regulator on it and he could shut his fuel from the car off and run on the fumes that were created in the tank under the hood. It got 50 MPG. It is still in NW Missouri today.
2006-06-14 20:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by jeff s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are already doing that with ethanol (E85)
it's 85% ethanol, 15% oil - when we have a choice between e85 or regular gas as it is today, prices will come back down.
A lot of people think e85 is hogwash..this notion is brought on by mainly those who are scared their industries are at risk (exxon, and other big oil giants)
check out GM's new flex fuel cars coming very soon at the source list below
2006-06-14 20:33:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
E85, it is a renewable resource made from corn oil. it is ethanol. the performance lacks slightly versus gas, but the fuel economy is actually better from my experience, so it is worth it. when gas is at $3 a gallon, E85 is at $1 per gallon.
2006-06-14 20:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by daniel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's allready been done here in the Netherlands.. but guess what, they taxed the new bio-fuel too, so it's more expensive then regular fuel (aprox $6.20 a gallon).
2006-06-14 20:35:16 · answer #6 · answered by ukmix 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not likely, alternative fuels have already been found but the big oil companies will put the money in Washington to get it stopped
2006-06-14 22:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by southernstranger2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they already have but they price it just about 20 cents cheaper and are making a killing on it
I have a 1997 ford tarus ffv and e-85 is 85% ethenol 15%gas
but you must have a car that made to burn it
2006-06-15 10:01:46 · answer #8 · answered by crazy_devil_dan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋