Forget the ethanol pipeline and choose flex-fuel plug-in hybrids
Where are the flex-fuel hybrid vehicles, such as this Saab flex-fuel hybrid? Even better, how about flex-fuel plug-in hybrid vehicles? Wouldn't they be the perfect foreign oil dependency fighters? Yet, with plug-in hybrid vehicles - a technology just a couple of years away from mass-production reality -the far majority of Americans would almost never need to fill up with any liquid fuel for their daily commute. Yet, our electricity needs would increase significantly.So, why is the ethanol industry seeking an ethanol pipeline (more)? Why not just convert ethanol into electricity? Wouldn't that be easier, even cheaper, than transporting ethanol throughout the U.S.?
Explosive growth in the incredibly highly subsidized corn-based ethanol industry only makes sense for those whom stand to reap billions in subsidized profit. Until cellulosic ethanol proves its cost-effectiveness, America should spend far more of its resources on advanced technologies, such as lithium-ion batteries, composite materials, and fuel cells - technologies that can essentially end the need for any liquid fuel for automotive transportation in the first place.
Labels: Ethanol, flex fuel, flex fuel hybrids, plug-in hybrid vehicles, Saab Biopower 9-3
posted by Dahcredyns at
2:09 PM
3 Comments:
I am defintely all for flex-fuel after reading your article.
why are flex fuel hybrids always just a couple of years away from mass production? what is taking so long to get the Saab on the market in the UK?
Flex-fuel hybrids can be done now. According to Saab reps at NAIAS, the flex-fuel Saab is production ready, but GM has not yet pulled the trigger on the project.
Mass-produced, first generation Plug-in hybrids are almost ready, but more research is still required for safety and feasibility studies.
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