Comments on: I Heart Biofuels

By: Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:38:24 +0000

Yes, Alan, you’d almost think that our leaders had close ties to the oil industry

As to Felix: apparently you must choose between being the conscientious environmentalist and the conscientious driver. I say risk life and limb for the sake of the little birds and woodland animals!

And I wish human ingenuity would solve the problem of cars having to heave their final exhale. It sounds so painful.

By: Felix Martinez

Felix Martinez — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:15:06 +0000

Yes I was going to buy one, but the problem is that they use almost exclusively old cars — built before diesel went out of (and now back into) fashion — which don’t have airbags. Seems an unfortunate dilemma to me since the conscientious environmentalist is so often the conscientious driver as well.

As for the erosion of the engines, all cars suffer damage and wear over time. Most just pollute the environment more than these do before they heave their final exhale.

And yes indeed, human ingenuity is a wonderful thing that the U.S. Government does not value nearly highly enough.

By: Alan Sanders

Alan Sanders — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:16:36 +0000

It probably wouldn’t be too hard to build car engines capable of running safely on a wide variety of alternative energy sources, including biofuels. What is lacking is a national will to reduce our dependence on oil.

Simple human ingenuity is a wonderful thing. Too bad the U.S. government is only interested in protecting the profits of the big oil companies.

By: Kara Swisher

Kara Swisher — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:20:58 +0000

Indeed. I neglected to mention sediment, but I was not going for an authoritative piece here.

By: Alan Sanders

Alan Sanders — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:10:08 +0000

According to “Goss’s Garage,” a regular technical feature of the “Motor Week” tv series, biofuels are not safe for long-term use because of the engine deposits that will build up over time, damaging the engine. The use of biofuels may be a great idea but, unfortunately, it is not yet a viable solution for the average driver.