model airplane engines are available that can be retrofitted with a kit to run on dino and, presumeably biodiesel. I saw a website that alked about using biodiesel, gaining efficiency and burning cleaner, but I don't know where it is now. I know that most hobby hobby stores sell the engnes and kits of which i speak. I don't know if they would be big enough,, but it might be worth researching. keep in ind that the engines to which I refer are the glow plug engines, which are technically diesels, although they draw fuel through a carburetor adn are two stroke engines.n some of them make up to 3 horsepower, though possibly low efficiency. anton ---------- >From: "Travis Raybold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Subject: RE: [biofuel] EV reason >Date: Mar 27, 2001, 2:57 PM >
>efficiency should be a huge concern too... im trying to develop an >alternative vehicle for myself, and im finding that the source of energy >(electric, biodiesel, etc.) is much less important than the size of the >vehicle and its efficiency. if i can make a 150 pound fully enclosed >vehicle, and get 500 mpg with it, that efficiency is more important to me >than whether it is powered off of an ICE or electric batteries. > >as it turns out, i dont think there are any ICEs available in the size range >that im looking (~25-35cc) for that burn clean enough, so ill probably go >electric, but that means adding 100 pounds of batteries, so a tiny, clean >burning ethanol or biodiesel engine would look pretty good. anyone converted >a 4 stroke weedwhacker (ryobi?) engine to ethanol or anything? a 50cc >moped/motorcycle engine might work too, and may have tighter emission >controls. ideas? > > --travis > >-----Original Message----- >From: Biofuels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 2:35 PM >To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [biofuel] EV reason > > >I think what Todd is trying to say is - >Running EVs on electricity from renewable resources is good. >Running EVs from fossil or nuclear resources is bad. >But so eloquently! > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >To unsubscribe, send an email to: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> We give away $70,000 a month! Come to iWin.com for your chance to win! http://us.click.yahoo.com/olMXHC/BJVCAA/4ihDAA/FZTVlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
