For those who bought their Hybrids to reduce energy use and save the environment... keep reading to learn what your future cars might be like. If you don't care about the environment, press delete now.
Changes in Total Energy Use Relative to Gas Vehicles +40% E90 ethanol vehicle -15% M90 methanol vehicle -15% grid-connected (plug) gas hybrids -10% grid-independent gas hybrids -30% BD20 diesel engine using biodiesel -55% BD20 biodiesel hybrids -60% liquid hydrogen fuel-cell -40% electric vehicle (CA mix) So according to this EPA-sponsored study, the cleanest/least energy intensive technologies in order are: 1) Pure hydrogen Fuel Cells (not fossil fuel derived) 2) Biodiesel hybrids 3) Electrics (CA mix) 4) Biodiesels 5) Diesels 6) Methanols 7) Gas Hybrids 8) Gas 9) Ethanols _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Thanks for participating in the biodiesel discussion group. Please invite a friend to join by sending them this link: http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/Biodiesel If you wish to leave this discussion group, please sign in to eGroups at www.egroups.com and click on "My Groups". Look for the Biodiesel group, and select "Unsubscribe" from the pull- down list on the right. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
