2006-11-13 05:47:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
To some extent only. Now we are having vehicles running on LPG & CNG. Companies have launched vehicles running on battery. research on bio-deisel in going on.
But in all these cases, these are complemented by traditional sources(petrol/deisel), because these alternate sources can not be totally relied upon.
2006-11-13 06:21:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably but it will be while. Hydrogen is now produced from fossil fuels so that is no advantage. Alcohol and bio-diesel may be the only real answers but there are a lot of problems with them as well. The real bugaboo is distribution. Right now the country is set up to distribute gasoline and diesel fuel; a whole new and expensive system will have to be devised before alternative fuels become the norm.
2006-11-13 13:57:41 · answer #2 · answered by diogenese_97 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alternative fuel available @ present is CNG/LPG. It is slowly replacing petrol due to its cost factor and cleaner emissions. More people have to be educated about alternative fuels. Bio-diesel is one of them. Govt. also should give some concessions for buying these vehicles. Other alternatives like hydrogen and electricity are in development and testing stage. But in future these will definitely replace traditional fuels like petrol and diesel.
2006-11-14 02:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by car-fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the early 1900's until now the world pumped petroleum out of the ground and refined it into gasoline and diesel to power our cars and equipment. That system has to be replaced with a new one using untried products and methods. So to answer your question it will get a lot worse before it gets better. While ethanol and bio diesel are available now, they only are available in limited amounts in limited locations. There is no manufacturing plant planned anywhere that would have the capacity to replace the petroleum producers. Even after it was built and went into distribution, we would have to ween the petro users off the old standard. Prices for ethanol would probably exceed gasoline in order to make it profitable, and that will make the resistance to the change over even greater. Another fact is that if every acre of corn currently grown in the US were converted to ethanol, we still would be considerably short of the needs of the millions of cars and Trucks that we have. It is a huge problem that is going to require huge resources and support to pull off. Will it happen, yes, but it could be fifty years in the making.
2006-11-13 14:31:58 · answer #4 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i think that'll depend on how effective the alternative fuel is.
and whether the alternative fuel is capable of being generated from abundant natural resources like seaweeds, solar power or bio-gas,etc. further it'll also depend on how efficient it is going to be.
if its mileage per money is less than conventional petrol/diesel, then i doubt if people will go for it.
2006-11-13 14:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by bonu rhesus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope so, and the sooner, the better. There's no sense in being dependent on oil from an unstable portion of the world when there are many alternatives available.
2006-11-13 13:54:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
New Delhi requires conversion to LP or LNG.
This may be the trend of the future, in most big cities.
2006-11-13 15:52:59 · answer #7 · answered by minootoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-11-13 13:53:01 · answer #8 · answered by The Prince of Egypt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bio desiel
2006-11-13 13:54:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋