As has been mentioned, the idea of using food crops as fuel crops is
ridiculous. Besides the obvious competition that would create food
shortages as well as making staple foods a luxury item, the idea of
converting all the petrol driven vehicles on the road (some seven
hundred million of them!) to run on fuel made from corn would
require a landmass the size of the continent of Africa to meet demand.
It would seem that we may well be on the dawn of a radical change in
our way of life. The days of flicking a switch? and taking it all
for granted could be coming to an end.
-----Original Message-----
From: JES_VFR <jes_vfr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thu, 29 May 2008 12:23 am
Subject: Re: [St] Gas mileage, a new bike selling trend
At 06:53 AM 5/28/2008, you wrote:?
>It's this right there that makes me nervous.?
>?
>New technology costs money and time. Plus, it will take time to build the?
>support for this new technology (trained mechanics, not to mention fueling?
>stations). I'm not keen on making that big a jump. What I think needs to?
>be done is a new fuel that works with our current vehicles needs to be?
>created (and forget this ethanol crap...I like my corn and corn
prices where?
>they are).?
><snip>?
>I'm not saying that research shouldn't be done, but practicality
needs to be?
>taken into account. The way things are now, filling my tank
hurts. I don't?
>want to think about bringing another car payment into the mix.?
>?
>David?
?
Well like it or not, changing fuels is going to be a major
investment. Your either going to have to buy a new car or spend a
large sum to convert your old car. This change is not going to be
without some personal investments.?
I mean look Hydrogen buring cars and electric cars have been around
since I was 5 or 6, but the generation & storage of the potential
energy has been the problem.?
?
I think that we are close to having something other than gasoline to
run our cars and bikes on. What will it be? I don't know, I'm not
sure that anyone is certain.?
?
JohnS?
A Dragon Ascending?
"Forging my body in the Fires of my Will"?
?
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