Modern diesel cars can run on a cooking oil methanol mixture and other similar bio fuels which are more environmentally friendly.But car manufacturers and the oil companys don't seem willing to supply /endorse alternative fuels ,why ?
2006-08-31 19:04:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Beause the oil companies will not allow it, what will it do to their profits???
2006-08-31 19:59:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the diesel engine was invented to run on peanut or soy oil. It was made to help farmers.I recently read that the reason ethanol was not in widespread uses was it cost about $2.30 per gallon to make not a big cost difference from regular fuel. Also e-85 is not as efficient in volume as regular fuel meaning you use more E-85 to go the same distance. A converter is available for a diesel that enables it to run on used cooking oil which restaurants pay to dispose of...so you could technically run around to all the fast food or restaurants and ask for their used oil, filter it and run your engine for free. As an added bonus I'm told it has the delightful smell of french fries!
2006-08-31 19:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government don't want us to use green fuels especially all of us. Do you know how much tax is generated by the sale of fuel.
I used to work for a major car manufacturer and I can tell you the technology is there, the car manufacturers are not the ones to blame I am afraid
2006-08-31 23:53:57 · answer #3 · answered by Mark U 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt all injectors failed right now. you're saying the gasoline stress is 40 5, did you try that key on engine off , see if it bled down, and then key on engine cranking, research that to the specs? If not i'd commence from there, in case you pass this mandatory step you're dropping some time.
2016-12-06 02:13:12 · answer #4 · answered by sallas 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I filled my Cad at a Valero (the old Diamond-Shamrock) the other day and noticed a sticker on the pump that said, "Contains Ethanol". Maybe there's hope after all.
2006-08-31 19:22:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think because there uses are still very limited they are only avaliable at certain places. The cost for supplying them to all stations is way too much so they proberly only have them at car dealerships at the moment.
2006-08-31 19:07:31 · answer #6 · answered by earthangel_ghost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they don't want to lose money. try going to a Whole Foods Market, and they'll supply you with cooking oil.
2006-08-31 19:07:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is. Its called an air compressor.
Get those bike tyres pumped up and wahey.
2006-08-31 20:34:49 · answer #8 · answered by Lord Dickie Farquar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
market conditions order so.
2006-08-31 19:07:47 · answer #9 · answered by x_squared 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋