Are we "Back" to Ethanol?

[yearby]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

I remember years ago when Holden were pushing E85, there were a number of stories about ethanol being made from rubbish, and there were a number of prototype plants built to test the concept. Whatever happened to that? Never heard of it again after that.

Holden vehicles where produced as fuel flex vehicles, that is they could run on E85 or petrol, but the use of E85 was considered too expensive by the public and did not catch on.

Their compression ratio is too low for E85.

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by Franco Cozzo

Ethanol is a great interim solution, I'll explain further tonight as I'm on the crapper at work and have **** to do

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by yearby

Holden vehicles where produced as fuel flex vehicles, that is they could run on E85 or petrol, but the use of E85 was considered too expensive by the public and did not catch on.

Their compression ratio is too low for E85.

I was referring to the waste to ethanol plants, not the E85 Holdens when I said what happened to that.

I think the company was called Coskata.

[yearby]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

I was referring to the waste to ethanol plants, not the E85 Holdens when I said what happened to that.

I think the company was called Coskata.

Good question, would like to know also.

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by hayseed

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Modern tech, I see a fax machine. Is that in franco's Dunnydore. ?

[hayseed]

For Ethanol to compete with Petrol on Price, You Need;

1) Low Grain Prices.
2) High Oil Prices, &
3) a Low AUD$ (exchange rate)...

Drought induced High Grain Prices, basically Make High ethanol Blends Too Dear as apposed to good old fashioned Petrol..