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July 2003
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Re: Biodiesel Fuels
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Mon, 19 September 2005 11:14
 
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the nice thing about biodiesel is that it works quite well in diesel/biodiesel blends.
say a 85/15 blend of diesel/bio. this is doable as far as production quantities. and it in turn reduces the diesel usage by 15%
not saying it is the be all and end all solution but certainly part of it.
almost a more valuable solution i see is the introduction of more hybrid cars. dont worry about insights/prius's as they do what 4L/100km over a corolla of similar size doing what 8L/100 so yeah its a nice improvment but not where there are huge gains to be made. i see these cars as somewhat of a political stunt to show that "we can make these things that run on an oily rag"
more valuable i see is commodore sized cars in hyrbid form. drop the 4L engine that uses 15L/100 around town and go for a 2-2.5L engine that is able to do 7-8L/100km
especially in aust and the US these size cars are incredibly popular and the reduction in fuel usage potential is huge.
i believe toyota are already working on this with the plan to release the GS300 with a hybrid motor. this style of car i see being more useful then the somewhat novelty value of the prius cars.
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buck naked | Mon, 19 September 2005 03:26 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 19 September 2005 03:29 |
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MS-75 | Mon, 19 September 2005 05:01 |
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Ribfeast | Mon, 19 September 2005 06:32 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 19 September 2005 07:51 |
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MacroP | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:38 |
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buck naked | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:11 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:15 |
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-=DV=- | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:55 |
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MacroP | Mon, 19 September 2005 09:14 |
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MS-75 | Mon, 19 September 2005 10:29 |
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toof | Mon, 19 September 2005 08:43 |
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kingmick | Mon, 19 September 2005 09:39 |
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toof | Mon, 19 September 2005 11:14 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 19 September 2005 11:19 |
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toof | Mon, 19 September 2005 11:36 |
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trevtrev | Tue, 20 September 2005 01:44 |
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hokey | Tue, 20 September 2005 02:14 |
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September_Squall | Tue, 20 September 2005 05:37 |
