Comments on: Author Robert Zubrin to be Guest on Premier Show http://www.pureenergyshow.com/2009/07/06/author-robert-zubrin-to-be-guest-on-premier-show/ With Host Sean O'Hanlon Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:44:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Rodolfo Carlstein http://www.pureenergyshow.com/2009/07/06/author-robert-zubrin-to-be-guest-on-premier-show/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Rodolfo Carlstein Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:30:24 +0000 http://www.pureenergyshow.com/?p=41#comment-6 This is interesting and I agree with many of the things Mr. Zubrin states here. Except... using ethanol as the alternative fuel of choice. Engines running on ethanol are about 15% less efficient than engines running on regular gasoline. Diesel engines on the other hand are about 20 % MORE efficeint than gasoline engines (See new VW commercial comparing to Prius). In Europe about 50% of all vehicles run on Diesel. In the US its less than 1%!!. So... if we are going to pass a law, why don't we favour diesel engines instead? If we could reach the same % of vehicles as Europe has, how much oil would we save? I am all for renewables, but I also understand that the cheapest form of enery is saved energy. In this case its called negagallons. This is interesting and I agree with many of the things Mr. Zubrin states here. Except… using ethanol as the alternative fuel of choice.

Engines running on ethanol are about 15% less efficient than engines running on regular gasoline. Diesel engines on the other hand are about 20 % MORE efficeint than gasoline engines (See new VW commercial comparing to Prius).

In Europe about 50% of all vehicles run on Diesel. In the US its less than 1%!!. So… if we are going to pass a law, why don’t we favour diesel engines instead?

If we could reach the same % of vehicles as Europe has, how much oil would we save?

I am all for renewables, but I also understand that the cheapest form of enery is saved energy. In this case its called negagallons.

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