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ksing44 · #16 02-19-2006, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by erubin

I drove a 21st century diesel in euroipe recently. It was amazing, why, because it ran as fast and quiet as a gas car with even better fuel economy to boot. maybe the europeans are leaning toward advanced diesels while US and asia are more hybrid oriented.

It seems to me that the very best idea would be a hybrid diesel that can run on a renewable fuel source, like recycled waste vegetable oil (WVO). It really doesn’t seem that complicated. Many people are already running their diesels with WVO. I truly believe we could free ourselves of the “oil addiction”, if car manufacturers would just get their acts together.

MS Fowler · #17 02-19-2006, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ksing44

It seems to me that the very best idea would be a hybrid diesel that can run on a renewable fuel source, like recycled waste vegetable oil (WVO). It really doesn’t seem that complicated. Many people are already running their diesels with WVO. I truly believe we could free ourselves of the “oil addiction”, if car manufacturers would just get their acts together.

As a matter of fact, I was surprised by this omission in the President's State of the Union Speech. Its seems like a natural. But then, if EVERYONE waqs burning bio diesel, there wouldn't be enough for the home=brewers.

erubin · #18 02-19-2006, 02:21 PM

i doubt running all our cars (or a important % of them) on WVO is really feasable. It may just represent a drop in the bucket compared to the amount of crude we consume for cars. If we expand beyond the relatively small quantity of waste oil available and start growing it specifically for engines then we've got many of the same and new problems that come with this kind of farming. Fertiliser uses petrol as a key feedstock, CO2 continues to be emmitted when burning veg oil, etc.