And why arent we using them?
2006-11-01 08:34:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
Starwood, I take offence towards your sexist attitude. :)
2006-11-01 09:21:43 · update #1
Ethanol fuel (made from corn or soybeans) is becoming more available, at least in the U.S. Another possibility is buying a diesel vehicle, buying a converter kit (usually $800 USD) and then burning refined cooking oil in it. You might smell like the local restaurant going down the road, but you'd sure be spending less and you'd be helping the environment.
I use the ethanol blended with gas because I don't have a diesel car, but if I did I'd be checking with my local Chinese restaurant immediately!
2006-11-01 08:44:36 · answer #1 · answered by sunflowerjean63 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
actually we are using them, the E 85 ethanol is made from corn, sure right now there are limited cars able to use it but they are quickly making more that can consume this hot burning fuel which has less emissions, and is derived from a renewable source, also many types of farm machinery and trucks can burn bio diesel fuel, there are not a lot of places making it yet but once it becomes more accepted they will build more plants to process this out of vegetable oil, right now they are using soybean oil to make it , however they are burning plain old cooking oil in parts of europe. and the most promising fuel for the future would be hydrogen fuel cells, there are experimental cars using that now and they are working on a more practical vehicle and the safest method of using hydrogen and methods of refueling, and there are in many cities trucks and buses using propane gas, that has less emissions than gasoline. so you see we are using them and the battery powered cars and experimental versions of solar vehicles. this years cars park themselves and soon they will do all the driving as well. become a fuels scientist and help us move into the future with greater ease and save our air and water. hmmmmmmm why does an old woman know more about this stuff than you young guys???????????? come on boys, lets get with it.
2006-11-01 08:46:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most practicable ones at present are vegetable oil based fuels for Diesel engined vehicles. There is a lot of good info on the net about this. Ethanol fuels also work but there is some doubt about how energy efficient they really are.
2006-11-01 22:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is many alternatives to fossil fuels. The one I see standing out for auto at least is electricity produced thru green means like wind power, geothermal, or power from the sun. Most likely a combination of many sources will be needed to ween us off of fossil fuels.
2016-05-23 05:13:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hybrid is out now of course with very high mpg. though i don't like them cause of no sound and hp meaness that gasoline gives. electric is on the way which is just about the same, but it's almost doubling the mpg hybrid cars give. nothing i know of can run completly without gasoline except for fertilizer from cows which can be used without gasoline but i highly doubt will ever happen.
2006-11-01 08:44:56 · answer #5 · answered by whatisthis 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there's a guy who has a car that is fueled by hemp.
it isn't used widespread, because, well, hemp is illegal.
2006-11-01 08:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by johnny come - lately, esq. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
becuase nobody's car can burn corn yet. they will though.
2006-11-01 08:37:25 · answer #7 · answered by nobudE 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋