New fuel we are trying in our automobils?

Question

i am wondering i thought that one of our auto maker released a 2 trucks that run on i believe on corn made fuel i want to know every thing about this new fuel.

Answer 1

Gas prices are passing $3 a gallon and climbing, oil companies are making record profits and there is serious concern about this country’s dependence on foreign oil. Those things have sparked a lot of talk about using something else, instead of oil, to fuel our cars. Brazil faced similar problems and already has solved most of them. Instead of gasoline, many Brazilians are using ethanol – which can be made from plants into a kind of alcohol – to power their cars. It’s cheaper and cleaner. As a result, Brazil has virtually stopped importing expensive foreign oil. Why can’t we do that here in the United States? Farmers, automakers, Wall Street investors and many scientists think it can be done. Fifteen years ago Brazil made a commitment to burning ethanol made from sugar cane as a primary vehicle crop. And lots of energy analysts have scoffed at the idea," says professor Daniel Kammen, who heads the Renewable Energy Lab at the Berkeley campus of the University of California, where he studies ethanol and other alternative fuels. Ethanol really took off in Brazil when "flex-fuel" cars went on sale four years ago. These cars gave drivers a choice: they can use gas, or ethanol, or any combination of the two. Because ethanol is cheaper, the law of supply and demand took care of the rest. Ethanol really took off in Brazil when "flex-fuel" cars went on sale four years ago. These cars gave drivers a choice: they can use gas, or ethanol, or any combination of the two. Because ethanol is cheaper, the law of supply and demand took care of the rest.

Corn-based fuel can really help the world in many ways.

Answer 2

Willie Nelson, a country singer, is really big on this and has a large motor home he uses often to travel and it a huge banner advertising the use of corn. It is mostly used in the mid-west. The vehicles are costly.

They also convert vehicles in the mid-west to use used kitchen oil. I saw a large motor home that runs for free because when ever he needs fuel he pulls up to a large restraunt and speaks to the manager and he fills up because it costs restraunts to get rid of used oil. It can also use gasoline? diesel? if it has to.

Too bad these items are still too expensive for most people because it would help the garbage and global warming so much.

I believe the government should give each family 1 vehicle that uses something besides gas or diesel. I see that all in all it would be cheaper and healthier if the government did this.

They also have pick-up trucks that run on corn.

Answer 3

your referring to ethanol. and by the way corn is being fazed out as the bio mass. cellulosic ethanol uses the stalk of corn as well as wood chips sweet grasses etc. so it doesn't effect food supplies in the least. and bio diesel uses corn kernels and soybeans as well where do you think vegetable oil comes from? as for your question what automaker just about all have a flex fuel or have one in the works. you can also convert about any vehicle if your good with a wrench. the biggest problem is ethanol (which also makes up 20% of bio diesel) will melt polypropeline rubber so the entire fuel system must be replaced with polyetheline. other than that change injector or carb jet size. ideally you want at least a 10.5/1 compression it will work less but not as efficiently. and a few sensors need to be replaced. And as far as bio diesel goes straight fryer grease won't work it takes some refining first. Bottom line we've had a petroleum based economy for 100+ years don't expect change overnight.

Answer 4

Learn to spell automobiles! Then ask questions on yahoo answers that have  enough importance that congress talks about them!

Answer 5

Bio-diesel if far superior to ethanol as an alternate fuel supply.

Neither energy source can solve our crises.

If 100% of all farm produce were taken from the production of food and used to produce fuel, it couldn't provide enough to replace the fuel used in automobiles as well as all other energy uses.

Want to starve? Produce bio-fuels.

Answer 6

'Corn made fuel' sounds like ethanol. But there are MUCH more efficient means of making that than by wasting corn. Sugar cane, or even switchgrass are far more effective feedstocks. There have been MANY Q's and A's about this in the past. USE THE SEARCH QUESTIONS FUNCTION.

Answer 7

ethanol is a waste of time compared to gasoline.

you have to burn more to go the same distance as gasoline.

so you pollute as much as gasoline anyway.

on top of having to produce more and transport more (energy consumed) compared to gasoline.

Answer 8

bio-fuel burns 'cleaner' (less critical exhaust)

but is only a temporary solution for the transit

from stoneage technology - check video link for

'electric car versus ferrari' the result looks like

ferrari is for grandpas only - hee-hee ...

another valid objection - to produce fuel from plants

can lead to monoculture problems of the known kind

and even occupy viable resources for fighting hunger.

Answer 9

to get enough corn fuel - ethenol - to make a dent in fuel needs we'd have to plant all the arable land in corn and use it for fuel...since so many foods use corn from corn starch to animal feed, what will we eat?   AND it takes so much energy to raise and process the corn into fuel, it may take more energy to make than the fuel yields!