Fine use e85 and use up arable land in the USA for fuel not food.... E85 is not a solution as a fuel source... we lack the land to use both for food and fuel....
Ever been to South Dakota?
Fine use e85 and use up arable land in the USA for fuel not food.... E85 is not a solution as a fuel source... we lack the land to use both for food and fuel....
i cant wait till E85 comes out around here
how much per gallon is it selling for where your at
Brazil uses better ethanol made from sugarcane or something i think... i think 50/50 mixes is too much... will cause economic problems... because i dont think that 50% of gas stations will carry e85 anytime soon
I've been doing research over the last couple of months on converting one of my cars to electric only. It will cost me about $8k to convert it and I'm not doing it to save money on gas. I'm doing it because it's time to make a change. When the range of the car will be around 50 miles I can no longer justify using gas back and forth to work and to run errands around town.
I’ll still have a gas powered car for long trips and I’ll keep my 66 mustang on gas (for a while anyway).
And to keep it on topic - if I were not planning on the electric conversion I would probably consider the e85. I agree that we don't have to go all out e85 for every car but any reduction on foriegn oil is good for our country, on many different levels.
that just seems ignorant to spend 8k on that... with a charge that only lasts 50 miles thats terrible you would be better off getting a mo-ped or something... 50 miles isint anything and what if you get caught at a lot of lights... i could take 8k for both my stangs and use that for gas probley for the next 15 years at least ...i dont drive them that much...but for what you get out of it i dont see it being worth anything
i dont get into politics lol it always turns into arguments the whole principle thing leads me back to my story about the guy with the gas can on page one ...i guess if you have 8k you want to waste thats you
Here's an example of a high performance electric car. It's completely new, not a conversion. It gets 250 miles between charges, acceleration is 0 to 60 in about 4 seconds and top speed over 130 mph.
$8k will get me around 50 miles from my conversion and that's all I need from it for now...
I think it's time more of us start thinking about what's best for everyone and not just ourselves.
Tesla Motors
Trav, don't hate on him because he's doing something that you wouldn't do. To each his own, right?
I commend my Canadian friend (even if he lives in Manitoba ) on doing this. It's not hurting anyone, and it's setting a good example. Plus, electric engines have came a long way. Do you have any more details on the project?