Comments on: Moving to E85 http://varnam.org/blog/2006/05/moving_to_e85/ History, Current Affairs & Books Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:39:01 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ggk http://varnam.org/blog/2006/05/moving_to_e85/comment-page-1/#comment-2149 ggk Tue, 09 May 2006 21:48:33 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1065#comment-2149 well there is a lot of room for improvement in the current IC engine. We have not approached the ceiling set by thermodynamics... Theroreticaly we can increase the fuel efficiency a lot if alternative engines are developed that have significant low rpm torque. Its not easy, but just what is tinkerers begin tinkering, the prize is huge well there is a lot of room
for improvement in the current IC engine.
We have not approached the ceiling set by thermodynamics…
Theroreticaly we can increase the fuel efficiency a lot
if alternative engines are developed that have significant low rpm torque.
Its not easy, but just what is tinkerers begin tinkering, the prize is huge

]]> By: JK http://varnam.org/blog/2006/05/moving_to_e85/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 JK Tue, 09 May 2006 00:50:42 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1065#comment-2148 We don't have to grow the entire ethanol crops in US, they can be partially imported as well as is currently done. We don’t have to grow the entire ethanol crops in US, they can be partially imported as well as is currently done.

]]> By: PC http://varnam.org/blog/2006/05/moving_to_e85/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 PC Tue, 09 May 2006 00:20:46 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1065#comment-2147 Good idea. But we fail to do the simple math every time. Take the total volume of gas consumed in US per day, multiply with 0.15, calculate the land area reqd to produce this much ethanol. I bet the number would be high enough to explain why it will not work. What will we do-feed the population or fill our cars with ethanol. Good idea. But we fail to do the simple math every time. Take the total volume of gas consumed in US per day, multiply with 0.15, calculate the land area reqd to produce this much ethanol. I bet the number would be high enough to explain why it will not work. What will we do-feed the population or fill our cars with ethanol.

]]> By: Hari http://varnam.org/blog/2006/05/moving_to_e85/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Hari Mon, 08 May 2006 19:21:30 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1065#comment-2146 There was a an hour long program (it was either on PBS or one of those "CNN Presents" series) where they were saying that Brazil is going to declare energy independence. I was curious and started reading about it (i hope to blog about it myself). Americans surely are thinking about ethanol. Look at the stock price of ADM for the last 6 months. Also, India is the second largest producer of sugarcane, behind Brazil. But seems like we are investing exponentially less in ethanol. There was a an hour long program (it was either on PBS or one of those “CNN Presents” series) where they were saying that Brazil is going to declare energy independence. I was curious and started reading about it (i hope to blog about it myself).

Americans surely are thinking about ethanol. Look at the stock price of ADM for the last 6 months.

Also, India is the second largest producer of sugarcane, behind Brazil. But seems like we are investing exponentially less in ethanol.

]]> By: Kuttan http://varnam.org/blog/2006/05/moving_to_e85/comment-page-1/#comment-2145 Kuttan Mon, 08 May 2006 19:01:55 +0000 http://varnam.org/blog/?p=1065#comment-2145 I wish the policy makers in India would recognize India growing dependency on Oil and start thinking of alterate fuels like this. I wish the policy makers in India would recognize India growing dependency on Oil and start thinking of alterate fuels like this.

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