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How far science has come.... synthetic diesel
check this company out....
http://www.amyris.com/
was watching a program on horizon ( yep im a bit of a geek ) ...
theres a newish science called synthetic biology ( the ability to combine genes very very...
Started by charlie74 on
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by 3 people.
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:2c: hehe ,, yep a working practical minature ....
Till we can make, electric cars are just deferring the problem and hybrids have too much to go wrong...
By the time they need replacing
ethanol or synth diesel are the future fuels..
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Hydrogen boosters on vehicles. Get better mileage. ferrousfinder on Thu Jul 29, 2010 11:13 pm
Howdy,
Wondering if anyone has a hydrogen booster system on their vehicle or knows someone using one?
I bought a system a while ago, first purchase off ebay ...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at 4umer):
Http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HHO-Hydrogen-Generator-Plans-Hydrogen-hybrid-free going down the road of making bio diesel at the moment
Guest Guest Re: Hydrogen boostersRe: Hydrogen....
And this is the mongrel i bought off...
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Prompted by some thoughts in the Global Warming Discussion Thread I've decided to make a thread for all our hybrids, electric car, hydrogen and other alternative fuel discussion.
It's quite a contentious issue and I'm aware there are some people who dislike...
Started by homeforsummer on
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by 8 people.
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hybrids in the early 2000's, than it went to hydrogen, followed by a short ethanol stint, a return, hybrids in the early 2000's, than it went to hydrogen, followed by a short ethanol stint, a return to hybrids....
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:23:04 -0800 (PST), "(David P.)" <imbibe@mindspring.com
[I stole this article -- have me arrested!]
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/opinion/18tue2.html
Honesty About Ethanol
Editorial - Nov. 17, 2008
One of the 2007 energy...
Started by (David P.) on
, 9 posts
by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
Ethanol has "theoretical" advantage over ordinary
gasoline because,
process and purify ethanol -....
By enriching midwestern corn farmers he bought
the 2004 vote .
ethanol debacle was just a Bush vote-buying
scheme.
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On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:46:19 -0700 (PDT), Fran <Fran.Beta@gmail.com
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19125621.200-a-fuel-tank-full-of-water.html
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While water, plain old H2O, is not at first sight an obvious power
source, it has a key virtue...
Started by Fran on
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by 13 people.
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On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:55:59 -0700 (PDT
volume in automotive transport any... .
ethanol, methanol, hydrogen itself,
methane, ethane, short chain hydrocarbons, sulphuric acid, Fran <Fran.B...@gmail.com
Boron reacts with hydrogen.
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And the beat goes on:
December 30, 2011, 2:49 PM
Fisker Recalling 239 Karma Plug-In Hybrids for Fire Hazard
By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
Fisker Automotive is recalling all 239 of its 2012 Karma luxury plug-in hybrid cars because of a fire hazard, according to...
Started by Fred_C_Dobbs on
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by 10 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at snipershide):
I swear sometimes I think I will have of hybrid & electric cars because....
However, hybrids are at this point a 2004 Civic Hybrid, I call it the Fred Flinstone mobile.
Purchase it based off of their needs ---- less than 50 miles range .
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On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:55:28 -0800 (PST), Too_Many_Tools <too_many_tools@yahoo.com
With all the talk about saving the American car companies, I have to
wonder what kind of cars do we really need versus want?
Do we want an electric car, a hybrid...
Started by Too_Many_Tools on
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by 26 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
Maybe develop a smaller diesel as a drop in for the larger
V6 and the larger V8 as well of a Toyota Tacoma with
A diesel....
Then when gas prices drop, SUV sales shoot up
in 400 CID .
And hybrids start selling faster.
SUV sales drop.
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On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 03:15:51 -0700 (PDT), Martin Hartley <kinkysr@yahoo.com
"Iran and Brazil Can Do It. So Can We"
By Gal Luft
OUTLOOK
The Washington Post
Sunday, July 6, 2008; B01
When the founding fathers declared our independence, they could...
Started by Martin Hartley on
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by 15 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
It is more fun....
Ethanol has lower energy density and thus needs a larger
slug of fuel to each in my converted car.
Conversion to ethanol or its to the fuel
richness.
Hartley <kink...@yahoo.com
Thank you for this most valuable post.
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On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:31:10 -0600, Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpyron@austin.rr.com
[Default] Thus spake "Lee Bell" <pleebell@bellsouth.net
I just figured you'd meter back to FL&P (or whoever).
Actually, what I'd recommend would be to have an electric...
Started by Dillon Pyron on
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by 11 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
I know a couple people that have them, diesel, "olive....
You need separate containers, and those have
a maximum density of a third of what ethanol can, the power to do what a gas or
diesel powered boat will do.
With hydrogen.
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Will there ever be an alternative to gasoline? That does not require me to purchase a new vehicle, or have an attachment put on my car. Where I can fill my tank up just like I have done throughout my life.
Started by Spencer on
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by 11 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at yahoo):
....
We also know how to make that carbon monoxide, and hydrogen gas mix diesel, bio diesel, ethanol, methanol, kerosene, CNG, and LNG, but all of them require major to gasoline.
diesel fuel requirements ( Shell ).
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