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Originally Posted by Chiefmanwillgetyou
Make all cars run on ethanol or biodiesel.
Make it law.
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While ethanol is renewable its not the most efficient fuel sub. it takes more energy to make a unit of energy from ethanol than gas. (i.e. farming the corn, transportation, logistical issues, etc.) If the U.S. wanted to be serious we would emulate Venezuela and make sugar ethanol.
as for bio diesel, that’s good right now but there will come a point when you cant get free used oil b/c there will be a large market for it.
im waiting for the fuel cell to be mainstream. That’s our real long term answer to kicking the oil addiction.
Personally i feel that strict laws are needed to get the ball rolling on this serious issue. However, opponents will say that its not economically viable to force such items. i disagree because a perfect example is Japanese car manufactures and U.S. manufactures. im sure (sorry to bring it up) Toyota spent a boat load on R & D for the Prius but that technology is paying dividends and thus U.S. is playing catch up b/c there responses are pathetic. Look, I made a hybrid SUV that get 20 something miles to the gallon and its priced thousands more than the regular model thus guaranteeing at least 7 years to recoup the cost in fuel savings. The technology is out there and laws need to be put into place
