They are desperately trying to come up with a better fuel for our cars. Alcohol is touted as a good alternative. Not really a good choice though. Alcohol is made from grains and these grains are grown by farmers. To even begin to replace the amount of gasoline that would make a difference would take up so much land that food production would decrease much too much. It is better to have food to eat. Hybrid cars are a beginning and will save a lot of fuel. These cars only work well for small cars. The problem of disposing of the batteries when they are used up is a real problem because the materials they are made of are very toxic if not disposed of properly. Fuel cell and hydrogen are the better choice and most likely will be widely used in the future. The problem at present is that it takes more energy to produce the hydrogen than the hydrogen can deliver. This most likely will change in the future when progress is make in separating the hydrogen from the water. Bio fuels made from vegetable oils creates the problem of taking up too much land to be a real challenge to petroleum. As time goes by there will be progress made and most likely in the future petroleum will not be needed to power our cars and trucks. It will happen in time but not for several years yet.
2006-07-01 05:08:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Electricity, Fuel Cells, and Flower Oil ... (For Cars)
Earth Heat, Water, Sun, and a bunch of energy sources ...
but the main problem is those oil cartels, as long as they have the power, oil (and other oil based energy sources) will stay at top ...
2006-07-01 05:00:08
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answered by dN3tGuru 1
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One reason is the belongings you hear approximately pollutants and warming is blown way out of proportion. the different is the usefulness of the possibilities is likewise blown way out of proportion. issues like wind and photograph voltaic ability technology can, the place wind and sunlight are reliable and stable adequate, advance classic ability materials; yet they're neither efficient nor useful adequate to be super-scale familiar materials and could never be so. Wave ability is even much less in all threat to be useful in all yet uncommon circumstances. Alcohol takes too lots ability to produce and can provide back below fossil fuels. it is not functional as familiar gasoline different than the place biomass is abundant and can be utilized as the two the element and the gasoline for the distillation technique. The latter technique, even though, produces a brilliant number of pollutants. there is a few wish for hydrogen gasoline. One project is bulk. the different is generating it consumes a huge volume of ability. We ought to upload ability to it with the intention to convey it as much as a circumstance the place this is going to return some. That reduces, or removes, the internet fee of the return. the only functional way immediately is to apply large quantities of unpolluted nuclear ability technology to electrolyze hydrogen. Oxygen is likewise produced and merchandising which could offset some fee. There additionally are, i've got faith, another byproducts. i've got faith the fee of any bringing a return must be greater beneficial than offset via different fees. All in all, the full technique could be a internet loss. this is troublesome to beat fossil fuels for ability return via fact the ability is already saved in them. We basically refine them and start up up them burning to get it. Nuclear gasoline is comparable. We refine it and stick it together in a concentration suitable for our purpose and it places out ability consequently. It too already has the ability attainable.
2016-11-01 01:15:11
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answered by ? 4
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hydogyn.which is just plain ol water. It has been proven to work. But the big oil companies and car companied fuel the american economy. So we will never see an real alternative to oil in our lifetime.
2006-07-01 04:50:28
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answered by heidinichole 4
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they have some cars that are part electric and part gas. then there are hybrid vechiles now that use less gas and help save the environment.
2006-07-01 04:51:22
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answered by thereishappiness4u 1
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Electricity, water, air.
2006-07-01 04:50:53
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answered by Anonymous
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Electric and high bird car.
2006-07-01 04:49:40
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answered by sue 4
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put ur momma in the tank
(u have officialy been yo mommed)
2006-07-01 04:49:29
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answered by I dont know 1
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hybrid cars and fuel cells.
2006-07-01 04:49:00
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answered by Halo 5
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water?
steam?
i can picture ur car go choo-choo
2006-07-01 04:51:38
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answered by greenprincess 5
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