| KEYWORDS: General Motors Automobiles Cars Consumer Fuel Gas STORY SUMMARY: As the price of gas hits record highs, alternative fuel sources continue to be debated. One alternative fuel which has been touted for years as a renewable, low-emission resource that could replace oil is gaining momentum. More than four million vehicles on the road today can run on gasoline as well as ethanol, the clean-burning fuel made from corn and other biomass sources. The number of stations offering ethanol has also jumped 60 percent since the beginning of the year. Current flexible fuel vehicles can run on as much as 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. A gallon of ethanol is 20 to 30 cents less than regular gasoline, with little difference in ease-of-use at the pump or car performance. General Motors says as much as 30 percent of our gasoline consumption could be replaced by ethanol if it were to become available across the country. SOT: - Tom Stephens, General Motors – Rick Hittle, Arizona Petroleum | |
Friday, September 22, 2006
Ethanol vs. Gasoline
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The only major problem with ethonal is that the production takes a 2 to 1 ration of fuel. Hense you get one gal. of ethonal per every 2 gal. of fuel you burn in the plant. Now we could use coal instead of oil, but with the enviromental issues today that might not be a good idea. I have come up with a way to produce ethonal by useing wind, solar, and in certain places water energy. The problem that I face is that I cannot produce it leagally. I would be thrown in jail for "running shine." I've been informed of this when I in have brought it up with my local government. I'm asking anyone out there that has an idea of how I could get around this to build a prototype so that I can work out any kinks in the system before I take it to higher up people that have power to impliment it I would be greatful.
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