Comments on: Mandating Flex-Fuel Vehicles is a Good Plan http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/ The blog about corn farming and American agriculture Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bill T http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/#comment-1324 Bill T Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:50:12 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/#comment-1324 I agree with this presentation. Although, I would add one additional item to the flex fuel mandate. That is, I would also mandate that all diesel engines sold in the US be able to burn 100% biodiesel, or any combination of biodiesel and petroleum based diesel. The engine modifications for this are as cheap as those for converting our gas engines to burn flexible fuels. It truly is time to break the shackles of the OPEC Cartel.... I agree with this presentation. Although, I would add one additional item to the flex fuel mandate. That is, I would also mandate that all diesel engines sold in the US be able to burn 100% biodiesel, or any combination of biodiesel and petroleum based diesel. The engine modifications for this are as cheap as those for converting our gas engines to burn flexible fuels.
It truly is time to break the shackles of the OPEC Cartel….

]]> By: David Roberts http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/#comment-1301 David Roberts Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:25:26 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/#comment-1301 Rapid withdrawal of our dependance on foreighn oil could occur in less than 5 years. Flexfuel(ethanol, methanol) cars and plug in hybrids will do the job in less than 5 years. Remove the tariffs against ethanol so it can be imported, create ethanol in our country from corn or other biomass, drive 40 miles a day on one battery charge, keep coming out with hybrid plug-ins, a government subsidy($200-$300) for converting used cars to flexfuel, create methanol from clean coal, and in less than 5 years we will reduce oil consumption by more than 35%. Immediately no middle east oil dependance. Only the oil companies, special interests, and politicians can stop, but they can't stop you if you want it. Why are we so afraid and ignorant? Rapid withdrawal of our dependance on foreighn oil could occur in less than 5 years. Flexfuel(ethanol, methanol) cars and plug in hybrids will do the job in less than 5 years. Remove the tariffs against ethanol so it can be imported, create ethanol in our country from corn or other biomass, drive 40 miles a day on one battery charge, keep coming out with hybrid plug-ins, a government subsidy($200-$300) for converting used cars to flexfuel, create methanol from clean coal, and in less than 5 years we will reduce oil consumption by more than 35%. Immediately no middle east oil dependance. Only the oil companies, special interests, and politicians can stop, but they can’t stop you if you want it. Why are we so afraid and ignorant?

]]> By: Jim Burke http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/#comment-1273 Jim Burke Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:26:00 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/#comment-1273 This would provide consumer choice - the only choice today is drive/don't drive - and often you don't have that choice. We can only use oil today to move people and goods (air/rail/auto/trucks all use oil.) This creates an open market of fuels that consumers may choose from. breaking the oil monopoly. Hopefully Congress and 'W' can get this done - let's not have to wait for the election! This would provide consumer choice - the only choice today is drive/don’t drive - and often you don’t have that choice. We can only use oil today to move people and goods (air/rail/auto/trucks all use oil.)

This creates an open market of fuels that consumers may choose from. breaking the oil monopoly.

Hopefully Congress and ‘W’ can get this done - let’s not have to wait for the election!

]]> By: kum dollison http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/#comment-1228 kum dollison Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:21:01 +0000 http://corncommentary.com/2008/07/12/mandating-flex-fuel-vehicles-is-a-good-plan/#comment-1228 Today, all they do is take a gasoline "optimized" engine, tweak the ecu, make a couple of minor modifications, and call it "Flexfuel." This leads to "crappy" fuel efficiency, and bad publicity. If all cars had to be flexfuel the car companies would have to "Compete" to build the Best Flex fuel Cars. They would take advantage of ethanol's higher Octane rating with higher compression, V V T, DI, etc. We have the "Product." If we had the cars the fueling infrastructure would Follow, Quickly. Today, all they do is take a gasoline “optimized” engine, tweak the ecu, make a couple of minor modifications, and call it “Flexfuel.” This leads to “crappy” fuel efficiency, and bad publicity.

If all cars had to be flexfuel the car companies would have to “Compete” to build the Best Flex fuel Cars. They would take advantage of ethanol’s higher Octane rating with higher compression, V V T, DI, etc.

We have the “Product.” If we had the cars the fueling infrastructure would Follow, Quickly.

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