Why should we purchase alterative fuel vehicles?
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to save the environment!! Hybrid cars and some alternative fuel cars save on emissions and do not attribute to the overuse of fossil fuels such as petrolium ( which is refined into the gasoline that we use in our cars).  Yes i am a tree hugging hippie..but at this time of global warming and overall ecosystemic breakdown...we all should be...did you know that by 2050 the north pole is expected to be ice free through the summer months?? That will mean a dramatic increase in ocean levels...meaning a dramatic loss in usable land mass...meaning people will be moving further in land...rebuilding..using up more of nature's building materials and facilitating further breakdown of nature...and eventually both world economy and humanity itself...never mind the aesthetic value of once booming tourist attractions going way downhill
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No. But I Sure Do From The Clinton/Gore "Regime"!Here's Why; As of 1996, all Vehicles Must Conform to the Insane EPA-OBD II Law that Applies to the Car that You're Driving, Right Now! That Law Dictaes that all Vehicles under that law must Run at 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel. Any Deviation from that, even if Fuel Economy is Improved, and Emissions are Lowered, will Result in a Failed Vehicle Inspection, and the Vehicle will be Illegal to Operate! That's the Law! And Clinton/Gore did it,"Because It's Good For The Children"! This is Insane!Please! Don't "Blame Bush" for That! So what's the suppressed Alternative? I've come up with a way to Convert Regular Pump Gasoline into Propane. I'm not the First, only the Latest. I went to the US Patent Office, and Checked Out the "Wild Stories" about how other similar Vapor Fuel Units have been kept off the Market. Guess What? It's True! Case in Point, the Pogue Carburetor, which is on File as having Achieved 100 + MPG on a Flathead Ford V-8 that, at best with a Conventional Fuel System got 15 MPG! My System could get 50 + MPG with even the Largest SUV, with an Equally Remarkable drop in Engine Pollution Emissions ! My System is Safe, Compact, and uses Low Pressure Air to turn Gasoline into Propane. To Run an Engine on Conventional Propane requires the use of a Large, Expensive, Cumbersome Tank, which must be Hauled with the Vehicle. Also, Expensive, Complex Fuel Metering Equipment. And, Finally the Extra Hassle of Specialized Refilling of the Tank. So much Hassle, that even with Gas at $3.00 per Gallon, it's just not worth it! See, on a Molecular Level, all Petroleum is the Same! I can Prove it! I can also Wind Up in Jail, or Worse! Every Vehicle on the Road could get at Least 50 + MPG, but thanks to Clinton/Gore, "It Ain't Gonna Happen"! Want Further Proof? Go to http://energy21.freeservers.com/bookrep.html Please, if You have an open Mind, Read it all!Don't"Blame Bush"
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Sounds like a good choise to me. As in the near future with the cost of petrol going up continually, people wont be able to afford to run a car!
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Follow the link and it'll take you to a sight you can buy it .\nhttp://shopping.yahoo.com/p:No%20Fuel%20Left%20for%20the%20Pilgrims:1921004109:upc=075992599924:page=compare?used=1
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Right.  Fuel additives are helpful for reduction of emissions, although they are not always economical.  For the most part, the US congress has subsidized the creation of ethanol, which tends to be a net cost unless created from waste agricultural products.\nAnother substance that has the same anti-emissions properties as ethanol is MTBE.  There has been a lot of press about MTBE recently due to its tendency to pollute groundwater.
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Energy, Transportation, Petrochemical and Security.\n\nfor obvious reasons
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My guess is that the price of gas keeps going up because we are still willing to pay it..  even though we should all just buy bicyles.  Second hand ones can't be more than $100.  Probably not that much.  Anyways, we need the gas so we pay high prices for it.  Sort of like food.  We need it, so we pay whatever the supplier says the price should be.  Here's a thought,  how about all of us who b*tch about the price of gas, go get on welfare so we can afford to buy the gas. Hey it might happen.   Just insist that you are mentally unstable.  Which of course, has to be true because society totally sucks.
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Mother earth! saves resources...reduces waste....reduces fuel consumption from making things from scratch.   I live in San Diego and I put my recycles out for the homeless, so that they can empower themselves and in inproving their situation.... It is better than giving money to a begger.
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I'm already half way there; a Vapor Chamber that converts Regular Pump Gasoline into Propane.The Problem is that it's Illegal to change anything on any Car from 1996 to the present, even if Emissions are Lowered, and Fuel Economy is Improved.100 parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel, instead of 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel, which is the Law! I've already built the Vaporizer Chamber, which is a Really Cool Gadget, and burning less Fuel would definitely make Life easier!
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I would very much like to Contribute to the Well Being of Society but by Law I am not Allowed at this Point. I've come up with a way to Convert Regular Pump Gasoline into Propane. All Petroleum is essentially the same, on a Molecular Level. It's only the Dispersal that's Altered.What this would do to Benefit Society would be to signifigantly lessen Dependency on Petroleum, and at least Slow Down Global Warming. Granted, that Issue is Debatable, but Air Pollution is not. As to the Law , all Vehicles made from 1996 to the Present are Required to Run at 14.7 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel.That's the OBD II EPA Mandate.No Changes are Allowed, even if Fuel Economy is Improved, and Emissions are Lowered! My Gasoline to Propane Converter is Set for 100 Parts of Air to 1 Part of Fuel, just like Propane, but with even more Engine Power. Engines Run Best on Vapor, not 14.7 to 1 Atomized Liquid Fuel. If This is not so, then how is it that Engines DO run on Large, Cumbersome, Expensive Propane Tank Cylinders? Again, there is no Molecular Difference, only the Dispersal.I've been to the US Patent Office and Looked at other Units that have been kept off the Market, so don't even go There ! See, Money has $topped it every Time ! I'd very much like to fix up a whole Fleet of Vehicles, and Donate Them to the Meals on Wheels Program, and keep them Insured, and Fueled Up. There are Plenty of Good People that want to Help, but with Gas. going back to $3 per Gallon, it gets Expensive ! Also, there are Military Veterans Assistance Services that get no Government Funding. We All Owe Them so very much.They often need Transportation for Medical Care. And there are so Many other charitable Organizations that could use a Hand-Up, not a Hand Out. You want Some Numbers? 50 + MPG, with even the Largest Gasoline Powered SUV's Hybirds? On the Highway, the Gasoline Engine has to Run, Plus, the Expense, and Weight of the Batteries.To sum Up, I'd like to do More for the Well Being of Society if I could be Allowed to do so. Greed, Big Oil, and the EPA have Stopped it Cold!
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Good question. I think some oil changers may be absorbing the increased cost and others may be adding a surcharge
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Are you trying to get Yahoo users to do your homework? :)\n\nWell, the benefits of the car outweigh the harms. They're practical, beneficial and are essential for modern city life. On the down side, car emissions are the one of the greatest contibutors to the greenhouse effect, but cars are so immersed into our culture that it is impossible to get rid of them. we can only eliminate the waste they produce, not the car itself.
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There are many alternative fuel vehicles.  Some are on the market today, others are simply concepts.  I'll give a quick rundown of the more popular ones:\n\n1. Flex-fuel vehicles - More than 20% of cars on the road today are flex-fuel capable, which means that they are capable of burning a fuel known as E85.  E85 is 85% ethanol (which is an alcohol made from corn) and denatured with 15% gasoline.\n\n2. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles.   There are fleet and government vehicles that will run on compressed natural gas.  The engine technology is similar to that of a gasoline engine, with the exception that it has been configured to use natural gas instead of gasoline.  Due to the lack of a refueling infrastructure, privately-owned natural gas vehicles are not very common.\n\n3. Liquefied Propane Gas (LPG).  This is also a fuel used by fleet vehicles, in particularly trucks.  One of the larger users of these vehicles is the Schwan's Foods company, with their big yellow refrigerated delivery trucks.  These trucks use LPG as their fuel.  \n\n4. Biodiesel.  This is a type of diesel fuel that is made from plant or animal fats and oils.  It can be used in most diesel engines with little or no modifications.  Blends such as B5 (5% biodiesel, 95% petro diesel) and B20 are available, as well as the full 100% biodiesel.  Watch for growth in this alternative fuel.\n\n5. Hydrogen.  This fuel can be used both in a standard internal combustion engine like those in cars now, or to generate electricity by feeding it to a fuel cell to generate the electricity, which then runs electric motors.  The problem right now is storing enough hydrogen onboard to make this a feasible concept, as well as developing a safe way to store it.   Most hydrogen-powered vehicles are only concept cars being tested by automakers.\n\n6. Electrical.  Electric cars have been in experimentation for many years.  The problem is storing a sufficient amount of electrical power on board to make them feasible.  If significant advances in battery technology were made, this is a possible concept.\n\nAll of these are still in some degree of experimentation.  However, E85 and biodiesel are real products are on the market for consumers to use today.  As oil prices escalate, these alternative fuels will develop more market appeal.
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A) It would make our president less rich.\nB) Americans are WAY too lazy to actually care about our environment because all we wanna do is SPEND SPEND SPEND!\nC) We are neglegent of the benefits of biodiesel and such renewable sources.\nD) We would also be putting Middle-Eastern nations out of business - how sad.\nand\nE) We're Americans - we don't care about anything or anyone but ourselves for the most part.\n\nI agree, it's unbelievably cheap to manufacture biodegradable, renewable sources of energy, but we don't have the time and some of us don't even have the resources.  I also think that if Americans could get up off our lazy butts, we could honestly show the rest of the world that we can change our environment before it's too late.  I spend an average of $80+ per week in gas between two cities.  Biofuels would not only save us, but save our environment.
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do something on alternative energy or fuel sources. or hybrid machines.
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Too low. \nBush may be wrong on a lot of things, but he does have a point regarding our dependence on fossil fuels. \nAs you increase prices, more and more people will take alternative transportation. Bicycles, public transport, hybrid cars are all viable means to reduce dependence on oil. This means healthier environments, healthier people and in the long run, a better way of life.
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The other guy hit the nail on the head with cheap.  In its crude form, oil can carry a lot of energy and is relatively stable.  Spills are critical though.  We are "married" to oil in a sense because we have a network of pipelines through the country.  Some of the other advantages of oil are the number of by products that we get from oil.  piratically the whole interior of your car is made from petro-plastics, as are shopping bags, laptops, etc.  So you get a lot of bang for the buck.