Visitors Now:
Total Visits:
Total Stories:
Profile image
By Go Solar Power for Homes (Reporter)
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

Could You Make use of Alternative Fuels To Run Your Car?

Thursday, January 24, 2013 23:50
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

Because of ever rising fuel prices, people are desperate to find alternative fuel sources. People get fed up with filling up their tanks, and seeing the bill constantly moving higher and higher. One beneficial result of this is that possibly they will look at saving fuel by finding new ways to get from place to place. Individuals do things based on how much money they have available. Provided that they have the money, they aren’t that worried about wasting it. A lot of people who are concerned about renewable energy sources are those who want to preserve our environment and are concerned about how petroleum-based fuels are harming it. Without them, there almost certainly wouldn’t be cars operating on electricity, or hybrids of both gasoline and electric, or even solar-powered.

Certain cars are actually using water along with their gas in water-to-gas technology. The rise of manufacturers building cars which use alternative fuels has had several contributing factors. The governments in numerous countries, especially in Europe, have placed heavy taxes on fuels and are considering placing even greater restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide, a fossil fuel employed in most cars and trucks, is one of the greenhouse gases that is definitely increasing in our atmosphere. It’s causing a rise in temperature, contributing to changes in climates and global warming.

Cars and trucks have been developed that are perfect for using ethanol, fuel cells, LPG, solar power, and hydrogen for the operating fuel source, and also there are hybrid cars. Cars which operate on LPG, or liquefied petroleum, make use of a combination of propane and butane. By compressing and liquefying hydrocarbon gases, it could reduce the cost of fuel by 50% instead of more standard fuels such as diesel or gasoline. You can get cars that make use of the power of the sun in order to produce electricity for running motors or creating other fuels. The solar power panels which transform natural light into electrical energy are normally located on the car’s roof.

An intriguing fuel is certainly ethanol, which is an alcohol that is produced from plant juice, high levels of sugar, or carbohydrates like wheat. Ever since 1975 Brazil has been making ethanol out from sugar cane, and because of it, has replaced their daily consumption of oil, saving $1.8 billion. Brazil is now manufacturing and exporting ethanol powered cars to places like Japan and Sweden. This marketplace not only furnished 900,000 jobs, but was responsible for a 30% reduction in toxic emissions because of using ethanol as a fuel.

Hydrogen-powered cars are extremely clean running since they only generate the environmentally friendly emissions of heat and water vapor. Hybrids, such as the Toyota Prius, apply two different power sources, combining a small gas engine with an electric motor. Checking out renewable power sources is important if we hope to decrease climbing fuel costs and save our environment.

Similar Content



    Source:

    Report abuse

    Comments

    Your Comments
    Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

    Top Stories
    Recent Stories

    Register

    Newsletter

    Email this story
    Email this story

    If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

    If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.