How come E85 never took off as an alternative fuel choice?
E85 is a fuel made out of corn. It is way cheaper than regular gasoline. They sell it at just BP as far as I know. Although you need a car designed for it and it lowers your fuel efficiency by 2-5 mpg, it seems like a smart choice. How come it never took off?
Read MoreWhat are some cheap ways to go green?
It seems like everything you can do to be a more environmentally-friendly person is expensive: organic food, special cosmetics, gasoline from corn that you have to fix your vehicle to even be able to use. I’m a teenager with no job (yet), and my mom is a teacher, which is obviously not a whole lot of money. I can unplug my computer when I’m not using it, turn off the lights when I leave a room, and take shorter showers. What else can I do to lessen my carbon footprint?
Read MoreBest alternative fuel source?
Since gasoline prices are going to crush the American economy, what would the best alternative fuel source? Hydrogen’s pretty cheap, you’d just get like 5 miles to the gallon. Ethanol would be a NO. That’d just lead to massive corn famines and government regulation on how much gas we could use (or else), which would be communism. Nuclear power would be very effective, but there’s always evil people who would harvest the materials for bombs. I heard fuel cells were very efficient and effective. What’s your opinion?
Read MoreGrease an as alternative fuel?
Since we are making some new alternative fuels like ethanol, which is made from corn, and some car companies are making cars that can run on water, do you think it’s possible to take grease, something we have so much of, and turn it into an alternative fuel?
Read MoreThere is this lady on Yahoo Answers that is against using ethenol as an alternative fuel(read details)?
There is this lady on Yahoo Answers that is against using ethenol as an alternative fuel because she says producing a maximum yield of corn, without allowing the fields to go fallow, will ruin the soil for other crops. Corn is naturally hard on soil as it is, so constant production of corn in one place will drain all of the naturally occurring nutrients in the soil. How true is this?
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