


2008 Honda Accord EX Sedan  (Source: Honda)
Honda readies its diesel engines for passenger vehicles in the U.S.







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RE: Here's a solution Honda
By ziggo on 10/26/2007 6:33:35 PM , Rating: 3
He didnt quote the number of crude barrels consumed, and he wasn't talking about corn oil, or bio diesel, he was talking about ethanol.

Diesels can be made to run on tar if you know what you are doing,thus requiring much less refinement of the fuel.

What I would like to see is the amount of energy that the sun puts down onto the surface of the earth defined by some unit area, and then compare that to current energy use. Combine that with the efficiencies involved, and the acreage of farmland and voila. Thats where all this junk needs to start.

The energy source is the sun, all of our "renewable" energy solutions would require that the daily balance of energy consumed is not greater than that converted from sunlight. Should be pertty easy to weed out the viable options from there.

I think that kind of analysis is why the defense department is looking at space based energy collection.

This article isn't just blowing smoke. They might be looking for proposals in the next 2 years to begin technology demonstrations. If bio-fuels were a viable energy option I believe the defense department would be investing in developing powerplants based upon using it and
better methods for its creation.

RE: Here's a solution Honda
By SunAngel on 10/26/2007 8:48:36 PM , Rating: 2
dude! stay with us. we have enough attention deficit people flocking (and writing) on Dailytech.

