I am just wondering when or if we will ever have anything to run our vehicles on besides gas.  I know something is out there, but how long until we can use it?\n\nI have heard that the government runs their military vehicles on hydrogen, and that GM is working on motor vehicles that will just run off of water.\n\nI have also heard of biodeisel engines, where you can put used restaurant grease in where the gas goes and run your car off of that.  I could maybe do that, I work at a restaurant where we throw out grease all the time, but I think maybe you have to adjust your engine for it to get used to using the biodeisel instead of regular diesel?\n\nAny thoughts on how we can break free from this gas price robbery besides having to ride a bicycle?  That's not an option for me because I go to school 30 miles away from my town.  I am looking for just a little rice grinder car to save on gas but until then just wondering what everyone else thought.
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Actually, there are other alternatives.  And they do work.  Hemp is one of these.  But Bush has a lots of money tied up in oil.  So he discontinued the project.  And to make sure that it wasn't;t refined, he also shut down the hemp farms.
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Actually there are several alternative fuel sources available.\n\nHydorgen, natural gas, pure ethanol, biodeisel, etc. Even electric cars!\n\nAs long as the big oil companies have so much power, you won't be seeing any of these alternatives used by the masses.
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I agree with you, unfortunately the oil industry has a lot of money and well you know how that goes. Currently there are several research and development programs going on relating to alternative energy sources. Examples are Methane, ethanol, and hydrogen.  Keep you fingers crossed that one of these experimental energy resources hits pay dirt.
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Hydrogen is less efficient that oil right now but if we developed a more clean way of making it (like photobiosynthesis) it would be much better for the environment, and the switch has to start somewhere.\n\nIt is my opinion that it would be better for the environment if we just ran out of fuel, because people tend to destroy the planet when they have lots of energy, regardless of how clean the energy is. It's the greed that is bad for the environment, not the fuel. Hydrocarbons could actually be made to be very environmentally friendly if car and energy companies actually cared about environmental health more than stuffing their pockets with cash.
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A flex fuel car. the gas is generally cheaper but harder to find. The engines are regular engines and no expensive hybrid batteries to replace. Or they have the clean diesel cars now too.
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someone invented an alternative to petrol,  the companys  bought his idea out to keep it secrte,  lightbulb was invented  that  never  burnt out, once again, same scernario,  beef is unhealthy?   lol   dont be silly, {says  those in power} put it this way, ive been veggy 20 years!!
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yes i did know i was watching it on some news clip, its really amazinbg but now its up to the government to stoip fighting for oil, and realize we might have to change for once. And that their gonna have to lose money. Later were gonna fight for water, ALthough who knows cuz the guy who made it said he got 100 miles on 4 oz. of water, thats amazing. which means thats less than what we consume of water a day, now imagine what one cup of water could do? and what will happen to gas stations?
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HMMM, why is it that when some one asks a question, the mob throws their 2 cents in... BUT DOESN'T ANSWER THE FREAKIN QUESTION!!!!!\n\nTo make things short, go to this web site.\n\nhttp://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_make.html\n\nAs far as the farming end of things, this is not the age in which to start small farming opporations. The Ag sector is run by the big boys now adays.\n\nIf you realy want a start in on it. Try and talk to local resteraunt owners about taking their used grease off theirs hands. They have to pay about $5 a gallon for it, and then on top of that pay some one else to get rid of it. See if they'll just let you have some for free. Most resteraunts won't mind.\n\nOne warning, the grease... IS NASTY AS HELL!. Go to a farm suplly store and buy a hand pump. The grease will have a lot of crap and debris in it, so it will need to filtered and cleaned up before it can be made in to fule. \n\nThe link I gave you should have all the info you need. \n\n\nOne more thing, for everyone else. Soybean (VEGETABLE) Oil is for fule. NOT FOR EATING!
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THEY ALREADY DO! (and have been)\n\nAll branches of the US military, NASA, several state departments of transportation and many public utility fleets use biodiesel. \n\n\nI saw info on it a while ago.\n\nTo verify this I searched the net and found you a few press releases and some sites with info on the US Militarys Biodiesel Usage.
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Market it to intellectuals. Some student at my school (chemists, I think) proposed that we use the excess grease from the dining halls to be converted to ethanol on campus in a lab they built and now all of the facilities vehicles are running partially on ethanol (I think it's a mix of ethanol and gasoline, but I could be wrong). \n\nThe layperson isn't going to be interested in ethanol until it becomes mainstream. The best bet is to start getting Universities and Hosiptals to run their vehicles (ambulances, security vehicles, construction vehicles). \n\nAlso, it would be sweet if the government supported ethanol usage by providing tax incentives for these companies (like you get if you buy a hybrid car). It's really very frustrating because ethanol production is so inexpensive. I feel your pain.
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Well, I've found a way to Convert Gasoline into Propane. But, it's Illegal to do so on any U S A Vehicle Built from 1996 to the Present.This is the EPA-OBD II Law that Mandates that all Vehicles must Run at 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. Any Deviation, even if Fuel Economy is Improved, and Emissions are Lowered, and the Vehicle will Fail Inspection, and will be Illegal to Operate. This is Insane! My System, which is very Compact and Safe utilizes Low Pressure Air to Produce 100 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel.Bottom line, 50 + MPG with even the Largest SUV, and 10 Times Less Air Pollution. Also, this will actually Result in far more Engine Power, and longer Engine Life! I'm not the First, only the Latest to do this. I've been to the US Patent Office, and Looked at other Diagrams of Fuel to Vapor Systems that have been Bought Out, and kept off the Market. The Pogue Carburetor is an Excellent Example. It is Documented at the US Patent Office as having Achieved 100 + MPG with a Flathead Ford V-8 Engine that, with a Conventional Fuel System was at best 15 MPG ! Engines Run best on Vapor, [100 to 1] not Atomized Liquid, [14.7 to 1]. If this is Wrong, then how is it that Engines DO Run on Propane? To do so by Conventional Means involves Utilizing a Large, Cumbersome, Expensive Tank, which must be Hauled with the Vehicle. Also, Expensive Tank to Engine Metering Equipment. And, the Extra Hassle of Refilling the Tank. So much Hassle, that even with Gas. going back to $3.OO Per Gallon, it's just not Worth It! All Petroleum is Essentially the Same on a Molecular Level. Only the Dispersal is Altered. All Petroleum comes from the same Place, Earth! But, when the "Big Brother Box" is Hooked Up to any OBD-II Vehicle, like Yours[?] It has to Be 14.7 to 1 or Else! Hybirds aren't the Answer. At Highway Speed, the 14.7 to 1 Gas Engine takes over, Plus the Heavy, Expensive Batteries have to be Hauled as Well. Just Like the Propane Tank.Cheap, Safe Hydrogen is the Ultimate Answer. As long as there is so much Profit in Petroleum, that's not going to Change anytime Soon. I Think that My Vapor Unit could possibly be a Step toward Converting Tap Water to Hydrogen, but I don't have the Resources to Conduct the needed Research. Water Converted to a Cold Fog would be a lot easier to Convert to Hydrogen. In the Short Term, I'd like to Convert as many Older Vehicles as Possible to Vapor Fuel, and Donate them, Starting with the Local Meals On Wheels Program.There are Many People willing to Help the Homebound Elderly, but with the Cost of Fuel, it's becoming Increasingly Difficult to do so. Also, Volunteer Veterans' Service Organizations. We All Owe Them so Very Much! And, Homeless Shelters. See, Greed has Stopped the Whole Fuel to Vapor Thing every Time! And That OBD-II Law....To Donate to Charity would be such a Slap in the Face of all who have Stopped Vapor Fuel! Money isn't everything. Take a Deep Breath of Clean, Fresh Air ! How do You put a Price on That? Here's a Website that's a Couple of Years Old, but Please take Time to Read It all. Very Informative! http://energy21.freeservers.com/bookrep.html Thanks for Asking the Question, and giving Me the Opportunity to Respond! Nothing will Change, but at least We can Talk about It!
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wat do rice patties have to do with it???  To end global warming you have to stop puttin emisiions into the air and find alternative fuels.  Those fuels are called BIODIESEl, made from soybeans, and HYDROGEN FUEL CELL.  And, no these arent ideas from the future, they are FOR REAL.  I have made biodiesel and seen it run in a car.  The car has been driving around the USA for 2 years now.  Also hydropgen fuel cells do exist because the city of Los Angeles commisioned one and our mayor drove around in it.  these things put no emmissions in the air.
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Blowing up engine? are we trying to use electrolysis to run an engine?? Try diluting the mixture with something other than oxygen. Or, better yet, just stop and let someone who knows what they are doing give it a whirl. The fact that you are here doesn't give me much faith in your chemical or engineering skills.
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Here's an idea.....drill in Alaska!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nOr here's another one.....ALTERNATIVE FUELS!!!  Ethanol and hydrogen should be our focus.  A failing company like GM could really benefit from getting a head start on those technologies.
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Yes, actually it is an amazing concept!  The local taxi company has done that here with several cabs.  They are all Mercedes, specially made to run on that fuel specifically.  They get the used oil from restaurants and such locally, and convert it right there at the cab company with some special machine.  It is combined with a fuel additive, a viola'--major recycling!!  Who'd thunkit?!?!  Remember Back To The Future--well I'd say they were on to something then, because the time is now.  (It does give off a unpleasant odor though.)
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Probably a hoax.  I wouldn't get too excited about it.\n\nHe drove for 100 miles using 4 oz of water ... oh, but he has his car set up as a hybrid (read: it went 100 miles on ordinary gasoline)\n\nHe turns on his electrolyzer and gas comes out of a nozzle that burns hot but he can still hold the tip of the torch! (big deal, the gas flow is cooling the end.  It proves nothing, zip, nada)\n\nThe flame produces water! (of course it produces water, it is hydrogen and oxygen combining to .... water.  It has done this for centuries, maybe longer)\n\nThe military is interested in the technology. (the military investigates all possible technology.  It doesn't mean it is good)\n\nThis has all the markings of a hoax: short on facts long on peripheral demonstrations that mean nothing.