I wish this would happen. Then we could all find biodiesel close to home.

B5 is better than nothing...


http://bulktransporter.com/Topnews/nbb_ata_biodiesel_blend/


Tim

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2009 VW TDI Jetta Sportwagon 172k miles (rear-ended harder than Elton John on 8/4/13. Total loss)

1991 Volvo 240 142k miles (T-boned by a stop sign runner. Total loss)

Wow, that's quite a jump from the 180 million gallons they produced to the 3 billion they'd need. Its a great idea, though, if they can step up production that much.

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Seth

1984 300D 225K
1985 300D Donor body
1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!!
1980 300SD 311K My New Baby.
1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo

Awesome. That would be a great start!

Heck, even B5 is a good start! Not only that, but you could run it in just about everything without having to worry about fuel lines.

We've got a small fleet of commercial diesels that I'd like to run bio-d but availability in CT is still very scarce. No true "retail pump" outlets, but there are a couple that will deliver B5 to 55 gall. drums or the 275 gal. totes for self-storage. I wanted to do some experimenting with some up to B20 but no one carries anything higher than B5. Hopefully that will change in the near future.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Great idea, and would make a good beginning......

At present there are no (zero, zip, nada, none) retail or wholesale bio-diesel outlets in the entire State of West Virginia......I have to drive 100 miles one way to the Pittsburgh area to purchase bio-diesel (but at least I can get B-100) and I blend it here at the farm for my personal use......

SB

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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG

B5 is a great start! We need to boost production of U.S.A. grown fuels before more implementation of biodiesel mixes can be achieved. B5 will help a lot and B20 is what were using here in Phoenix, Arizona to clean up our skies and it's working! I burn B100 myself in all my vehicles except for the Cadillac which still has to use dino-fuel. As a trucker, I can tell you that everyone I talk to loves the stuff. It makes engines last longer and replaces the lost lubricity of sulphur in ULSD. Biodiesel is a great upper cylinder lubricant like lead used to be in the 60's but without the harmful environmental side effects! Oh, the Power Wagon is a gasser too

That is great news. Not only will it help the foreign dependence, but it will help the pollution issue, long and short term.

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87 300SDL - 215K Miles !!
99 F-350CC Dually PSD - 190K
86 300SDL - 189K
All on B-100

Though I would be happy to see even B5 at every diesel pump, I am certainly not willing to cheer on any federal agency to make any laws (most of which produce completely opposite results of their intentions.)

Fuel in WV just sucks. Go to Wythville Va and regular diesel is 40-45 cents cheaper a gallon. Bah!

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1996 E300 D
1992 300D
1990 Ford E-350 7.3 Diesel AKA "the Deep Fryer"

Ohio also has cheaper fuel, and is much closer to me......there are several Bio_Diesel retail outlets over there as well.....I just use the one up neat Pittsburgh because it's an easy trip, 4 lane most of the way.....

Will remember the Wythville, VA reference for the next time I head south on I 77 to I 81....that's the only time I ever close to that area.....

SB

Don't you just love all the good thing Sen. Byrd does for us??????

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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG