As soon as bio fuel is available for everyone to pump into their vehicles would any of you choose biofuel?

Question

Why? Or why not?

Answer 1

You have to be more specific. There are many types of biofuel and some blends simply do not work in certain vehicles. There are blends of Ethanol and Gasoline, but engines can be run on pure alcohol if the systems are designed for it. Biodiesel and Straight Vegetable Oil can both be used in diesel engines, but only refined biodiesel is approved by engine manufacturers.

To answer your question, I would not use any biofuel in my cars, they are not designed for it and using it would only cause problems.

Answer 2

Biofuel needs to be grown, and so to make effective use of the agricultural land required for this, we would probably need to use fertilizers.  This adds a whole new energy cost to the process, not to mention the possibility of run-off pollution.

Personally, if I could afford it, I would go for an electric car and make sure I charge it using the solar panels on my house or solar electricity purchased from a power company.  Not that that's going to happen in a hurry, since we can't afford it.

At present I make sure I use the (more expensive) high-octane petrol since that burns cleaner and gives less overall emissions, or so the petrol company says.

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Answer 3

We have used a bio-diesel mix in some of our construction equipment.  We burn about 2000 gallons per day in our company and have discontinued its use.  We have found the biodiesel grows alge in the tanks and gums up filters, clogs fuel lines and has destroyed fuel systems.  This is not home made stuff.... Comes straight from the distributor.

We have found biodiesel to be useful in enclosed building heaters.  Heat value is the same but the carbon monoxide levels are much lower resulting in safer and healthier work environment for our workers.

Amen on the loss of farmland issue.  Hay for cows is nearly nonexistent over the last two years since major ethanol plants opened in my area.  Lots of hay fields were plowed under for corn.

Answer 4

No, because I'll be driving the "World's Cleanest Car" that runs on compressed air.

"After fourteen years of research and development, Guy Negre has developed an engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century. Its application to Compressed Air Technology(CAT) vehicles gives them significant economical and environmental advantages. With the incorporation of bi-energy (compressed air + fuel) the CAT Vehicles have increased their driving range to close to 2000 km with zero pollution in cities and considerably reduced pollution outside urban areas.

   The application of the MDI engine in other areas, outside the automotive sector, opens a multitude of possibilities in nautical fields, co-generation, auxiliary engines, electric generators groups, etc. Compressed air is a new viable form of power that allows the accumulation and transport of energy. MDI is very close to initiating the production of a series of engines and vehicles. The company is financed by the sale of manufacturing licenses and patents all over the world."

Answer 5

Nope.

Because with oil, the footprint of the drilling operation is miniscule, compared to how much land is required for biofuels.

An entire drilling operation takes up maybe the size of a small strip mall.

However, what's going on now with biofuels, is that they have to convert millions of acres of farmland to grow the stuff, then the average Ethanol plant takes ONE MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY to process the stuff.

Meanwhile, food prices go up, poor people starve to death because of it, they're cutting record amounts of rainforest down now, to grow cane sugar and other things for biofuel.

Biofuel is the worst idea for the environment yet. Much worse than oil.

Answer 6

The problem is, we can't actually make enough bio-fuel to power everyone's vehicle.

Answer 7

No.  Not sustainable for a primary fuel source.

Answer 8

Yes but Id want you to go first.

Answer 9

no i dont think i would

Answer 10

No. Most of us probably won't have a car that runs on Bio fuel, but if we did have a car that ran on Bio fuel, than yes...unless it was more expensive

Answer 11

I use it now, 10% ethanol in the gasoline is the norm where I live.  My cars cannot run on pure ethanol, so this is about the max I can do.