Ouch.
(from Kottke's Flickr photos)
I'm currently paying $3/gallon for biodiesel at the Pacifica co-op, here in the SF Bay Area.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Ouch.
(from Kottke's Flickr photos)
I'm currently paying $3/gallon for biodiesel at the Pacifica co-op, here in the SF Bay Area.
Posts
The gas prices are getting out of hand. I found a website that will show you the cheapest gas in you area. www.mapgasprices.com
ReplyDeleteEventually the price of biodiesel will increase. After all, it takes more energy to make biodiesel than you get out of it. (After harvesting, producing, distribution.)
ReplyDeleteSometimes I save bus money and ride around on this...a Trikke 8 from Trikke Tech. In fact, I was mentioned on a newscast when NJ Transit raised their fare.
ReplyDelete" If you have enough money, you can wiggle on this to work!".
http://boogiescooter.blogspot.com
deadBird,
ReplyDeleteWhat information are you basing your statement on "it takes more energy to make biodiesel than you get out of it"?
The energy ratio to biodiesel is positive ... aprox 3.x:1 (3 units produced : 1 unit in -- dependent upon feedstock, etc). Whereas petro gasoline, unleaded or normal diesel, actually has a negative energy ratio.
Jason Younker
http://www.iE85.com/
Hi
ReplyDeleteJust found your blog...really like what you are posting...keep up the good work.
Have linked to you from our blog. Feel free to check us out...
Namaste
CH
==============================
CITY HIPPY
http://www.cityhippy.net
The diary of our struggle
to live a green and fair life.
==============================
By the way forgot to mention...BioDiesel is much younger here in the UK...but people are intrigued by the idea of running their car on old fryer fat...
ReplyDeleteNamaste
CH
How does the BTU content /mpg of your bio diesel compare to regular diesel?
ReplyDeleteDoes it improve the price /mile or not?
Neal
Cleantechblog.com
IT WORKS IT WORKS
ReplyDeleteWe currently drive a Yukon 8 tanks per month and a VW New Beetle
diesel 4 tanks per month.
MPG before pill, Yukon=18mpg, Beetle = 44.
15% increase with pill:18x.15=2.7mpg increase yukon
44x.15=6.6mpg increase beetle
MPG with pill:Yukon = 20.7mpg or 21mpg
Beetle=50.6mpg or 51mpg giving benefit of doubt.
Gallons per tank fill:Yukon=20 gallons roughly
Beetle=11 gallons roughly
Miles per tank:Yukon = 20x21=420miles with pill
Beetle= 11x51=561miles with pill
Yukon=20x18=360miles without pill
Beetle=11x44=440miles without pill
Extra miles per tank with pill:Yukon=420-360=60miles per tank
Beetle=561-440=121miles per tank
Yukon: 8 tanks monthly x 60 miles per tank increase = 480miles
roughly that I will go further.
Beetlt: 4 tanks monthly x 121 miles per tank increas=484miles
further roughly on those tanks.
That earns me about 1.5 tanks of gas monthly for the yukon and 1
tank monthly on the beetle. It costs 2.29 per gallon x 20
gallons=$45.80 per tank yukon and 2.49per gallonx 11
gallons=$27.39 per tank beetle. Add it all up and I would gain a
value of 1.5x 45.80=$68.7 with yukon and add 27.39 with beetle.
68.7+27.39=$96.09 earned by using pill.
Auto ship costs 59.00 monthly for 50 pills . I would use 4 pills
per tank x 8 tanks yukon=32 pills monthly yukon plus
2pills per tank beetlex4tanks monthly=8 pills monthly beetle.
Total pills used monthly=40 leaving 10 pills surplus. Taking 96.09
earned - 59.00 spent =$37.09 gain.
I am not sure what to do with 10 extra pills monthly. This assumes
that I will get the 15% increase on both cars. I will listen to
some calls. Does it potentially harm the vehicle? What do you
think about the intelefone. The benefit it gives anyone is that we
all spend x amount of money on phone service monthly. Immediately
one can buy some of that service from themselves with the
intelefone. Free affiliates can even earn commissions on their
level one phones. I use the adapter at home and my office on the
$14.95 monthly giving me 500 minutes of calling to any phone in the
US or Canada. I have yet used that many minutes because Intelefone
to Intelefone is free anywhere in the world and I have my parents
and in-laws on the service so all that calling is free and does not
decrease my allowed minutes. I kept the bare minimum phone service
with Bell South, about $35.00monthly + 14.95 monthly with the
intelefone giving me a total bill of about 50.00 monthy whereas
before my average bill was 68.00 monthly with Bell South local and
long distance. Let me know what you think.
Chris
ID# 3963450
http://gaspill.info/mrgas
I am looking for the current price of degummed veg. oil for boidiesel feedstock and the current wholesale price of biodiesel
ReplyDeleteFrom Improve MPG: The Factors Affecting Fuel Efficiency you can see that bio-diesel has 17,000 fewer BTUs than regular diesel. However, it still contains 5,000 more BTUs than regular gasoline and 45,600 more BTUs than ethanol.
ReplyDeletebiodiesel at home is definitely the way to go..i've built my own processor by using ACE tanks i purchased from http://plastic-mart.com
ReplyDeletehere's the direct link
http://www.plastic-mart.com/class.php?item=2802