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In this day and age, we should be offered vehicles from dealers that run on agents other than gasoline. Some people drive many miles just to get to work and cannot utilize public transportation and a larger percentage of their paycheck is used just to travel to and from work. It would also help to lower the cost of truck driving (semis) and that extra cost carries over to the cost of products that are transported by semi trucks.

2006-07-04 01:00:55 · 10 answers · asked by dianna1968 1 in Cars & Transportation Other - Cars & Transportation

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2006-07-04 01:03:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Several reasons. The major reason is supply and demand. There aren't much in the way of alternative supplies since there is little demand for them. For example, there are only about 2 E-85 stations in the entire state of TX.

We still haven't come up with a fuel that can economically replace gasoline on a wide scale.

Ethanol shows promise, but it's not econimically or environmentally viable in the US at present. It takes more fossil based energy to produce a gallon of ethanol than is realized in the end product.

Hydrogen is a nearly ideal fuel, but there are serious technical issues that need to be resolved before it will be economically viable. Not the least of which is its production. Electricity rates need to be well below a penny per KWH for hydrogen to be economically viable. There are significant safety issues as well.

CNG and LNG are pretty good motor fuels, but safety and distribution issues abound. Many states have arcane rules on filling CNG and LNG tanks that need to be addressed first. For example, in VA, LNG tanks must be removed from the vehicle and be filled by weight by a certified technician. Many tunnels and bridges ban CNG and LNG vehicles altogether for "safety" reasons.

The best alternative fuel on the market today is diesel. Modern diesel engines have solved most of the old issues with power, noise and pollution and they are widely used in Europe. However, the required low-sulphur fuel required is not on the market on any wide scale in the US yet and federal law actually bans its use in 2007 model year over-the-road trucks! (Why this is, I have no clue, but there's a station in my area that offers it and it's plainly marked on the pump.) Most Americans still remember the abortive attempt at wide-scale diesel engine use in the US back in the 1970s. GM rushed a converted gasoline engine into production with disasterous results; most of them were so terrible that owners replaced them with gasoline engines within a few years. Lastly, the tax structure on diesel fuel results in pump prices significantly higher than gasoline prices even though diesel is much cheaper to produce than gasoline.

Until any of these issues are resolved, we'll be using gasoline for quite some time to come.

2006-07-04 01:39:01 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0 0

Would you believe that decades ago, someone actually designed an engine to run on water? yes water. Care to know why you never heard about it, or why you will never see anything close to it? If you haven't guessed, It's big business. You think our government and gas companies want you to be more efficient? It ain't putting money in their pockets. You call it a conspiracy theory if you want. Personally, I ******' hate those dumb asses. But as a superpower, we are far smarter that we are led to believe. "what the public don't know won't hurt them" Sound familiar? Were killing ourselves, and if we don't, Uncle Sam will...now go light off some bottle rockets, and sing the national anthem at Nascar, or whatever basketball stadium just got renamed after a telephone company. Take your Prevacid, or Avacor, or Viagra. Slip into a drug induced coma, and dream of a better life for our children, while we spend our lunch breaks and free time between reality shows, pissing this one away...Sorry, I get a little carried away...Perhaps, I should write a letter to our wonderful government leaders. I'm sure they can help...NOT!!!

2006-07-04 01:22:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Making alternative vehicles is very difficult. The technology is very new and hardly present yet. So while the current hype is hybrid cars, we really don't have a very good handle on new energy sources. However, rest assured that new steps are being made. The ethanol market has increased significantly in the last several years, as have other fuel sources. So, steps are indeed being made towards new alternative fuel vehicles.

2006-07-04 01:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Glenn S 2 · 0 0

At this point in time there is no source of fuel or power cheaper to buy than gasoline and diesel fuel. That is the reason we do not see alternative fueled vehicles. Until a cheaper source of energy is found...oil rules.

2006-07-04 02:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Almost every newer car can use ethanol based fuel as well as gasoline. Most of these fuels are derived from corn and are very efficient in engines developed to run on gasoline.

2006-07-04 01:05:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

* the most commonly usd fuel is gasoline so even if u get a car runnin on fuel other than gasoline gettin fuel would be difficult

* the cost is a main factor .. cars that run on other fuel are costly...

* maintanence of the cars would be difficult

* the efficiency of the cars would be less

2006-07-04 01:07:19 · answer #7 · answered by prashanth 1 · 0 0

Development and production of 'alternative fuels' are halted because the oil companies know that when they do become main stream they will be out of business. They know they can't charge you for the energy coming from the sun. This scares them.

2006-07-07 09:58:48 · answer #8 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0 0

Absolutely but the petroleum companies are making huge profits so they are just gonna keep on rolling the same cars out.

2006-07-04 01:04:34 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

i think it`a a conspiracy-too much greed,oh, i think we have plenty of oil,but we`ve hadthis probaganda pushed down our throat since the70`s.after a while you get to the point, yeah sure, i believe little of our goverments horror stories.they try to feed on our fears,but yet do nothing.i love my country, but i`m not b lind to the greed that corrupts this nation

2006-07-04 01:26:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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