Little Scooter.?

Question

I drive a little motor scooter now. It has cut my gas amount used from 12 gal. down to less then half a week. I would like to further refine this by using E-85 that I would make with grass cuttings. The problem is you have to get a permit to run a gas plant of this type and there is no E-85 around.

Is there an alternative to this?

Also where could I find a 2-cycle environmentally friendly oil?

Answer 1

You would do more for the environment getting rid of a scooter with a 2-stroke engine and getting a four stroke.  Two strokes are notoriously dirty engines (something like 15X more emissions if I recall correctly).  Here you need a special permit to get a two stroke (landscape companies mostly for lawn equipment).  You are getting great mileage, but if you are doing it to be green it is doing more harm than good.

Answer 2

Depending on how far you need to travel, a viable alternative would be to sell your scooter and get an electric version.

The Zapino can go up to 30mph and 30 miles per charge for $3000, or up to 65 miles per charge if you upgrade to a lithium ion battery:

http://www.zapworld.com/electric-vehicle...

Yamaha has made one for $2000 which can go 40 miles per charge, but with a top speed of just 18 mph

http://green.yahoo.com/index.php?q=node/...

There's also the option of an electric bicycle for on the order of $500.  Mine goes about 13 miles per charge at 17 mph, but it's a cheap one, and it will go significantly further at 15 mph.  Currie Technologies makes some good ones:

http://www.currietech.com/html/CTI_homep...

Answer 3

Ethanol is not a viable petroleum substitute anyway.  Try bio-diesel or riding your bike.

Answer 4

No