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#546 of 547 Re: roadranger [roadranger] by thegraduate Jan 20, 2009 (9:23 am)
Replying to: roadranger (Dec 19, 2008 8:37 pm) What do you mean "Ethanol Burner?" A Flexible-Fuel vehicle? May I ask why you don't want one? Replies to this message: roadranger (Jan 20, 2009 1:43 pm)
#547 of 547 Re: roadranger [thegraduate] by roadranger Jan 20, 2009 (1:43 pm)
Replying to: thegraduate (Jan 20, 2009 9:23 am) No,not exactly.I mean anything that burns gasoline and whatever else our congress decides we should put into it,whether or not it makes economic sense.The diesel engine has always been a flex-fuel engine.Old Rudolf Diesel's first one ran on peanut oil.Diesel engines have long been more efficient,and longer lasting than gas engines,and now modern diesel technology has made them cleaner than gas engines.Our options are broader with diesels.We now run mostly on kerosene,but coal-to-liquid is another option.(check out Sasol in South Africa,and Rentech in the United States).Synthetic Diesel from natural gas is also feasable,as is Bio-Diesel from a variety of plants.Jatropha probably holds the most promise there,but soy,canola,and palm oil work too.All of these forms of fuel can be blended and substituted without any changes in the engines, and can be shipped through conventional pipelines.Ethanol can't,and makes no sense.

#546 of 547: Re: roadranger [roadranger] by thegraduate; Jan 20, 2009 (9:23 am)

Replying to: roadranger (Dec 19, 2008 8:37 pm)

What do you mean "Ethanol Burner?" A Flexible-Fuel vehicle?

May I ask why you don't want one?

roadranger (Jan 20, 2009 1:43 pm)

#547 of 547: Re: roadranger [thegraduate] by roadranger; Jan 20, 2009 (1:43 pm)

Replying to: thegraduate (Jan 20, 2009 9:23 am)

No,not exactly.I mean anything that burns gasoline and whatever else our congress decides we should put into it,whether or not it makes economic sense.The diesel engine has always been a flex-fuel engine.Old Rudolf Diesel's first one ran on peanut oil.Diesel engines have long been more efficient,and longer lasting than gas engines,and now modern diesel technology has made them cleaner than gas engines.Our options are broader with diesels.We now run mostly on kerosene,but coal-to-liquid is another option.(check out Sasol in South Africa,and Rentech in the United States).Synthetic Diesel from natural gas is also feasable,as is Bio-Diesel from a variety of plants.Jatropha probably holds the most promise there,but soy,canola,and palm oil work too.All of these forms of fuel can be blended and substituted without any changes in the engines, and can be shipped through conventional pipelines.Ethanol can't,and makes no sense.