Environmentally-Friendly Fuels and How to Take Advantage of Them

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Here in Houston, I don't know of any places to take advantage of the latest in alternative fuels. As you know, we have some fuleing alternatives nowadays. Trouble is, not many of us actually have any legitimate ACCESS to them. I'd like to open this thread to discuss alternative fuels and how to take advantage of them. We obviously know the future of fuels, now let's talk about how we can make these fuels more accessible.

Or do you think these new fuels are a load of crap? Let's talk fuel, people!
 
i heard that in Brazil they use alcohol(alcool)it is actually available at the filling station. i also heard that a village in France or Italy actually has cars that run off potatoes, unfortunately the Govt found this out and told em to stop, for what reason i do not know.

but in my area NW London there is no alternative fuel in sight, to make these fuels readily available the govt needs to send these ecological friendly fuels to the fuel pumps at the station instead of nagging on how we(citizens) are going to bear the brunt of increases in fuel Prices.
 
Dunno, but I think you could get used cooking oil to convert in to diesel fuel.

And the exhaust will smell like fries!
 
^ people do that

Here in toronto, there are tons of places that offer propane...but there are quite a few propane powered cars out here

On a plus note, gas was cheap yesterday and because of that, the Shell station I usually fill up at ran out of bronze fuel. I ended up getting the silver for the same 78 cents per liter :)
 
emad, for a car tuned to run on 86 octane, the higher octane gas may actually DECREASE performance since it has a lower energy content. (I dont know, I think you have to retard the timing to take advantage of this, your modern electronic controlled engines may dial in more ignition retard until they sense detonation--most likely depends on the ECU).
 
Originally posted by TsLeng
Dunno, but I think you could get used cooking oil to convert in to diesel fuel.

And the exhaust will smell like fries!
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Yup cooking oil mixed with a tiny bit of nitrate (I think) and filtered several times can make a diesel car run perfectly. And at around 20p per litre of cooking oil, that is quite a deal. Be prepared for your kitchen expences to rise people!!
 
Originally posted by emad
^ people do that

Here in toronto, there are tons of places that offer propane...but there are quite a few propane powered cars out here

On a plus note, gas was cheap yesterday and because of that, the Shell station I usually fill up at ran out of bronze fuel. I ended up getting the silver for the same 78 cents per liter :)
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... :eek: 78 cents / litre??? What the hell is going on in Toronto???

Prices in Vancouver are still 99.9cents/ 87octane litre!
 
So, I see all these alternatives you all have suggested and brought up. I would normally think that as normal fuel is being used up and consumed, it actually amazes me as to how there can actually be fuel alternatives to help fuel cars. For now, I don't think any electric car or hybrid (not even the Panoz Q9 that raced Le Mans in the 1990s) can outrun anything today. Do you think a Prius will outrun Blazin's truck? Can a Prius outperform a Corvette? Maybe not. I think that with these fuels, what if the world had a severe fuel shortage and the only way we could use fuel in our lives (and even in racing, but I think they use specially-prepared racing oils) was to use alternatives?

As a seperate question, let me ask you all this. How can we make these alternatives more available to the public? Because just down my street, someone has a first-gen Toyota Prius. And I'm not sure as to where the person may fill up the Prius, but there are some people who actually have these hybrid cars. So, how do we make them more available and if possible, more affordable?
 
And I'm not sure as to where the person may fill up the Prius, but there are some people who actually have these hybrid cars.
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Um, you know it runs on gasoline and self-recharging battery packs, right? All you do is fill it up at a gas station like any normal vehicle. That's the draw of the hybrid - that, and absolutely nothing else (though I'm catching on with this whole Ford Escape Hybrid thing - I actually really like what I've seen: 30+ mpg in non-EPA normal city driving for $32-$35k is a decent bargain).

So, how do we make them more available and if possible, more affordable?
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We don't make them more affordable - in fact, make them more expensive. Environmentalists will always buy them, no matter what they cost.
 
U know where u get your parking tickets from those poll thingies on the road that you pay money into to recieve tickets. Well in mags ive seen some electricity ticket polls where cars can recharge whilst they are parked. If this was on mass scale surely it would be more available.
 

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