Five years ago, biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel looked like the best bet for breaking the world's addiction to oil. Biorefineries turning corn into ethanol sprouted across the Midwest, while startups trying to make fuel from wood chips or grass soaked up venture capital. Big automakers considered electric cars a lost cause.
Now the situation has been reversed. The buzz surrounding electric transportation has never been louder, while the biofuel industry struggles to regain momentum after two brutal years.
By the end of 2010, two global automakers will start selling plug-in cars priced for the mass market. Nissan will introduce the all-electric Leaf, while General Motors offers the Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid that runs solely on batteries for the first 40 miles of every trip. Automakers as different as Ford, Toyota and Porsche all have plans to go electric.
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2 comments:
As someone with access to an E85 car, biofuels work! The car I drive is a converted Pontiac G-6 and it has no trouble with hills, or passing on the highway at 90 mph.
But the mileage (due to the energy density of the fuel) for e85 is a little better than half of what a similar gas car would get (about 15mpgs.
Add in the somewhat limited availability of E85, and it gets harder to justify. If we run out of gas, or someone slaps a blockade around us to prevent us from getting oil....sure it works.
Personally I think Bio diesel is a better choice as a motor fuel. But it is not as environmentally freindly.....
Electricity is the most efficient system out there, but there are still some issues with storage and re-fueling...
Just my thoughts
Yes.. I accept your statement ... electricity is the most efficient system out there.
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