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·So what would it take to run E85 in our bikes. I know it is more corrosive, so would I need to replace all of my fuel lines with stronger hoses?
One or 2 of the sites I posted address the why.Lucky#13 said:Don't know ??? A.) But why would you want to use ethanol ? B.) Where would you get ethanol from ? They don't even sell it here that I know of .
burning any hydrocarbon fuel in a car adds to it. I wont call it a problem because really, it isn't. Avoid Hybrid cars. FlexFuel is a better alternative.Royson said:I'm actually looking forward to more developments in ethanol and bio fuels, as I feel like a terrible person every time I go drive my car/bike just for the fun. Using a fuel I knew wasn't killing our planet might help me sleep at night. My next car will likely be a hybrid or flex-fuel vehicle.
KS is right. The reason environmentalists like ethanol is that it is "renewable". In fact, ethanol I believe should produce MORE greenhouse gases than gas. This is because ethanol produces much less power than gasoline, so you have to burn more of it. I am not sure that this is a fact, but I believe it is true. What FOG said is right too.Knightslugger said:burning any hydrocarbon fuel in a car adds to it. I wont call it a problem because really, it isn't. Avoid Hybrid cars. FlexFuel is a better alternative.Royson said:I'm actually looking forward to more developments in ethanol and bio fuels, as I feel like a terrible person every time I go drive my car/bike just for the fun. Using a fuel I knew wasn't killing our planet might help me sleep at night. My next car will likely be a hybrid or flex-fuel vehicle.
Would it take any more effort to distill the ethanol fuel, than it would be to pump the raw oil, ship it, and refine it?FOG said:Just a point, Before the Greene Weenes take over completely. Remember to calculate the cost in energy it takes to distill alcohol and add that to the environmental bill.
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Yep it sure does.MaximX said:Whoops, I was wrong, this report:
http://www.transportation.anl.gov/pdfs/TA/58.pdf
says ethanol mixed with gas does reduce greenhouse gases. So knock yourself out!
If we're talking about EX technology it'd be more like 18 years. Any older they'd have had to just put dinosaurs straight into the gas tank.Lucky#13 said:Thats an understatement ! Unless your talking about the EXs ofcourse.
There are definitely hazards to everything, and chemicals and byproducts involved in most if not all processes and even daily activities. But who's to say we shouldn't be pushing for all of those things to be fixed? The freon used in refrigeration has already been outlawed in some forms, replaced by others, and changed for different processes. It's better now than it was before, as is fuel (at least they got the lead out, right?). This thread just happens to be about fuel, E85 in particular.hollywood said:Proven today, in ten years they will say biodiesel is bad for the environment.
We have only been using gasoline for like less than 100 years, you can't tell
it's hurtng this planet, we have only been analysing pollution for maybe
20 years. Not enough data. BTW carbon monoxide is produced by every electronic
appliance in your house, don't get me started on how dangerous the freon in your
refridgerator is. Don't forget plasma TV's. you gonna throw yours out?