Why no government is working for an Alternative fuel?

Question

For my knowledge we have the technology to an alternative fuel than oil and nuclear but the West is not investing on it. Why.

dear Pfo

Good the reason is money. But are we or are we not destroying the planet with oil. So why government is not handling it? Not the business

Answer 1

Because the government gets too much revenue from oil. We have the technology to be completely self reliant within 5 or 10 years at the most if we want to. Sooner if needed. But they won't do it because of the money.

Answer 2

Ummm, do some homework, we are heavily investing in hydrogen fuel. It's expected to be ready in about 10 to 20 years. You might think that's a long time, but consider: car manufacturers have to change their processes, change their testing, ensure that all components are not dangerous. Laws governing automobiles need to be modified, changed and updated to account in any differences in operations between the two mechanisms. Safety tests need to be redesigned to address any additional dangers presented by different fueling and powering methods. Gas stations need to redesign pumps to carry alternative fuels, and double check if any new safety standards have to be imposed. And lastly, consumers have to purchase these vehicles and the fuel. If they don't compare to the current oil fueled combustion engine, then you aren't progressing and they won't buy it. Honda currently has hydrogen powered 2-seaters, where the entire trunk and back seat are the hydrogen fuel tanks. Clearly it's not easy to adapt these into 4 passenger vehicles with trunk space, a lot more work needs to be done.

Also consider that we DO have a solution for motorized transportation: the gasoline powered combustion engine. It works, and it works well, and the old adage goes "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Changing to an alternative fuel source is going to be expensive, so it will have to provide incentives to mandate a switch. To oil producers, all they worry about is the fact that one day their source will run out. When that day comes they will look towards transitioning, but until then I don't think it's necessarily wise to just transition to a new fuel and engine paradigm simply for the sake of doing it.

Answer 3

Okay, let's say GM or Toyota announces next week that they have developed a car that runs on hydrogen. It will go around 250 miles on a tank. It will go on sale next summer for $40k (pretty cheap) and will carry a family of 4 with luggage at 70 MPH.

Now, the first thing to do is get at least 1/4 of the service stations in the US to start carrying the equipment to service hydrogen cars. That will require the gas and oil companies to put out probably billions all together. But first, the Federal and State governments must come up with the specifications, regulations, licensing and procedures for storing and selling the hydrogen. All the equipment must be designed, tested and certified. (more $$$) Next, all the mechanics have to be trained how to fix a hydrogen engine. Up till now, no one has even seen one, much less worked on one. All their experience is with gas and diesel.

Finally, you have to convince enough of the public to buy into the brand new, never been proven in the real world technology. Just look how eclectic cars are doing. They burn down homes, cost a lot, have really poor performance, and use lots of electricity to recharge.

What are your proven alternatives to oil and nuclear that are reliable, efficient, and ready for depolyment?

Wind? Excellent. Just not in my backyard.

Solar? Excellent. Just don't get a couple of days of cloudy weather.

How much electricity has wind and solar power collectors in the US made compared to one nuclear power plant?

It will be decades, if not longer, before we do not rely on nuclear fueled plants for power.

Answer 4

Bio fuels have already been developed and a £30 unit fitted to a Diesel engine makes it capable of running on cooking oil or even pineapple juice.Oil is a major polluter but of course it is a source for greedy governments to levy crippling taxes on it.But then the same would happen with Bio fuels.

Answer 5

In the U.S.A. we are working on alternative fuels. In fact, the U.S.A. has developed an new fuel cell that gets over 60 miles per gallon of fuel. We will be driving mostly these new hybrid vehicles in about 10 years. Gasoline vehicles over here will become a thing of the past in about 15 years from now.

Currently, by the way, the U.S.A. has been producing Ethanol from corn for nearly 10 years in the mid-western states. There are HUGE ethanol manufacturing facilities that have been producing ethanol on a MASSIVE production scale. You just don't hear much about it in the news.

Answer 6

one. there are plenty of alt. fuel vehicles but not the means to fuel them. ie a hydrogen tank on every corner. and as far as investing, it would change the world. think about it, if the US was able to be energy independent, countries like saudi arabia, iran, venezuela and other countries would have almost no money, since it come almost completely from oil, to take care of their country, their people or their economy. to make such a major transition could be catastrophic to the worlds economy. baby steps. or we could just be using up the rest of the worlds oil supply until we can sell it to everyone else for the 100.00 - 150.00 a barrel price.

Answer 7

Governments develop laws and policies

Scientists develop solutions.

Seriously, we shouldn't be expecting to be able to do what we like with impunity for ever. Alternative fuels will help but the main thing is to stop being so damn lazy and wasteful.

Answer 8

The price of oil was very low in the 80's when new technology was introduced. The US hasnt had the necessity of new technology until now.

Answer 9

MAny Governments including the US and Britain are investing in bio Diesel However if the thirdworld is to be used for its production we might be looking at greater famines than there where in the twentieth century

Answer 10

I belive the state of California has initiated through research into alternative fuel