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JT Moderator	Message Posted: May 28, 2006 12:01:00 AM Ignore JT Report Abuse What alternate fuel would you like to see replace oil? Ethanol Bio-Diesel Propane Hydrogen Electricity Other Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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What alternate fuel would you like to see replace oil?
Ethanol
Bio-Diesel
Propane
Hydrogen
Electricity
Other

Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:12,001 Points:2,703,855 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2008 3:24:14 PM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse don't understand them enough to make a decision
Quazar911 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,070 Points:514,305 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Sep 8, 2008 1:35:35 AM Ignore Quazar911 Report Abuse Probably Electric
Electric_Ride Champion Author Louisville Posts:3,839 Points:573,680 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2008 12:59:19 AM Ignore Electric_Ride Report Abuse electric and I now have 12,200 miles on electric power and LOVING it . Now I am building more for others this is so cool [Edited by: Electric_Ride at 8/17/2008 1:02:30 AM EST]
Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:8,480 Points:1,670,195 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Aug 17, 2008 12:32:12 AM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse Solar... That's Electricity dude! Hydrogen currently costs about $50.00 per 50 miles... that's not equivalent to a car getting 40mpg at a gasoline price of $4.00 per gallon... that's not worth the cost of changing the entire infrastructure for transportation. Electricity is the only viable possible long term solution.
gasisoutrageous Champion Author Lansing Posts:8,585 Points:926,830 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 29, 2008 7:34:03 AM Ignore gasisoutrageous Report Abuse Hydrogen This is even in some power plants (out in CA) and Honda has come out with the "Clarity" which runs on hydrogen but CA is the only state with hydrogen refueling stations.
lindamay Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,849 Points:410,110 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jun 12, 2008 1:20:05 AM Ignore lindamay Report Abuse solar
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:9,511 Points:1,829,665 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2008 11:09:58 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Hydrogen, it is clean and Electricity
Philmar Sophomore Author Cleveland Posts:248 Points:76,475 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2008 10:50:42 PM Ignore Philmar Report Abuse Ethanol
rjr54 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:1,110 Points:394,395 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: May 13, 2008 8:55:57 AM Ignore rjr54 Report Abuse Electric - here in Manitoba we have lots of Hydro - clean, renewable and environmentally friendly. But I want a true electric car, not a hybrid like a Toyota Prius or a Chevy Volt.
Electric_Ride Champion Author Louisville Posts:3,839 Points:573,680 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: May 13, 2008 12:28:07 AM Ignore Electric_Ride Report Abuse electric and as of tonight I have 10,008 miles behind me cruisin' usin' electric [Edited by: Electric_Ride at 5/13/2008 12:28:27 AM EST]
99dakota Champion Author Providence Posts:8,107 Points:2,171,725 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: May 11, 2008 8:53:55 AM Ignore 99dakota Report Abuse none, gasoline is the best motor fuel ever developed
Quazar911 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,070 Points:514,305 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 11, 2008 8:49:33 AM Ignore Quazar911 Report Abuse Either Hydrogen or Electricity
luunatic Rookie Author Ohio Posts:6 Points:320 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2008 5:06:27 PM Ignore luunatic Report Abuse ELECTRICITY!! Ethanol really really bad, it causes food prices to soar because its more profitable as a fuel than food. It still is a carbon based fuel system and adds carbon to the atmosphere (that was bound up in oil and safe from the immediate system way below the earth) by burning as well as the landscape that it require to grow is not nearly as efficient at removing as young (beteen 10 and 200 yrs old) forested areas. so Ethanol = SUCK. Bio diesel- still carbon based and doesnt solve anything in the long run. Propane - again carbon based = not the future Hydrogen might have some possibilities but the energy required to produce at this point is too high. Electricity is the best long and short term solution. There are many ways to harvest and generate electric power. These need to be instituted on a much much grander scale. solar, wind , hydro. If there is a way to build a giant space array of solar panels, put it at the lagrange point( point where the net gravitational effect is 0 ) between the earth and moon, and somehow transfer its energy back to earth that could be huge. If people installed solar panels at on their roofs, apartment buildings, etc, that could add so much to the grids. You could probably even charge your own car without much cost if you did this. IT WOULD NOT kill the grid if the government and states installed the measures above.
luunatic Rookie Author Ohio Posts:6 Points:320 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2008 4:51:05 PM Ignore luunatic Report Abuse Electricity Should be our #1 priority!!
Blubberpuppy Champion Author Baltimore Posts:18,355 Points:1,903,635 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2008 12:05:59 PM Ignore Blubberpuppy Report Abuse Hydrogen would be nice if they could work out all the problems related to it. Realistically, hybrids and ethanol are more likely to get a large share of the alternative market.
Panama19 Champion Author Louisville Posts:25,274 Points:2,542,335 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 30, 2008 12:11:31 AM Ignore Panama19 Report Abuse Hydrogen
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2008 11:02:50 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Either Electricity or Hydrogen.
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2008 11:02:45 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Either Electricity or Hydrogen.
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2008 11:02:32 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Electricity
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2008 11:02:21 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Either Electricity or Hydrogen.
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 29, 2008 11:02:08 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Hydrogen - from water
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,430 Points:2,228,500 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2008 2:22:59 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse And how are you going to generate the electricity?
Quazar911 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,070 Points:514,305 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 15, 2008 8:17:06 AM Ignore Quazar911 Report Abuse Probably Electricity
Guido4 Champion Author Pensacola Posts:13,049 Points:2,671,340 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Mar 6, 2008 6:43:35 AM Ignore Guido4 Report Abuse Bio-Diesel
Quazar911 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,070 Points:514,305 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Feb 3, 2008 2:41:42 AM Ignore Quazar911 Report Abuse Hydro or Electric
throttle Champion Author Maryland Posts:11,982 Points:2,464,695 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jan 30, 2008 11:12:40 AM Ignore throttle Report Abuse Yeah, Thumper6, but it takes energy (for example, electricity) to get the hydrogen from water.
Thumper6 Sophomore Author Akron Posts:172 Points:1,150,665 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2008 7:40:22 AM Ignore Thumper6 Report Abuse Water, hey it has hydrogen and oxygen - what more do you need:) [Edited by: Thumper6 at 1/7/2008 7:42:00 AM EST]
Guido4 Champion Author Pensacola Posts:13,049 Points:2,671,340 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2008 5:20:09 AM Ignore Guido4 Report Abuse Bio-Diesel
Dorkchop Champion Author Maryland Posts:11,386 Points:1,795,465 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jan 2, 2008 4:38:46 PM Ignore Dorkchop Report Abuse Bio-Diesel, Hybrids and Ethanol are front runners for the near future. I would really like to see Hydrogen fuel cells work, but I wonder if the pollution generated to produce hydrogen or the amount of energy needed to produce it will negate it as a major alternative.
LoadToad Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,364 Points:1,298,045 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 15, 2007 11:21:13 AM Ignore LoadToad Report Abuse Biodiesel
ED6 Champion Author Riverside Posts:9,479 Points:1,850,155 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Dec 3, 2007 5:35:19 PM Ignore ED6 Report Abuse Electricity
Quazar911 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,070 Points:514,305 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Nov 25, 2007 12:35:42 AM Ignore Quazar911 Report Abuse Hydrogen or Electricity
throttle Champion Author Maryland Posts:11,982 Points:2,464,695 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Nov 11, 2007 4:53:45 PM Ignore throttle Report Abuse Dreamers!
Guido4 Champion Author Pensacola Posts:13,049 Points:2,671,340 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Nov 11, 2007 8:21:01 AM Ignore Guido4 Report Abuse Ethanol
GasXing Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:9,203 Points:1,848,935 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Oct 27, 2007 12:46:54 AM Ignore GasXing Report Abuse Any fuel source as long as it is renewable and cost effective to produce.
figman Champion Author Chicago Posts:13,757 Points:3,661,045 Joined:Sep 2001	Message Posted: Oct 20, 2007 7:41:45 PM Ignore figman Report Abuse Other, Al Gore running a treadmill to power my vehicle. Sure beats 'global warming'.
Quazar911 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,070 Points:514,305 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Oct 18, 2007 8:38:42 AM Ignore Quazar911 Report Abuse Either Hydrogen or Electricity
Bear_Johnson Champion Author London Posts:1,440 Points:502,110 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2007 2:46:38 PM Ignore Bear_Johnson Report Abuse Hydrogen and or electric
webbudd Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,779 Points:770,845 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2007 12:30:39 PM Ignore webbudd Report Abuse Hydrogen or Electricity
april4 Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:12,169 Points:2,399,885 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2007 12:18:57 PM Ignore april4 Report Abuse Bio-Diesel
Quazar911 Champion Author Texas Posts:2,070 Points:514,305 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Sep 26, 2007 2:51:37 PM Ignore Quazar911 Report Abuse Hydrogen
FogCitySpotter Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,483 Points:521,200 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2007 10:46:13 PM Ignore FogCitySpotter Report Abuse Hydrogen
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,430 Points:2,228,500 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Sep 14, 2007 9:00:18 PM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Is it too late to stop the ethanol con job?
nyuknyuk49 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:13,676 Points:2,760,890 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2007 11:15:52 AM Ignore nyuknyuk49 Report Abuse other---fuel cell
rjhenn Champion Author Des Moines Posts:22,430 Points:2,228,500 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Sep 12, 2007 11:00:02 AM Ignore rjhenn Report Abuse Even if we change our driving habits, eventually we're still going to run out of oil.
throttle Champion Author Maryland Posts:11,982 Points:2,464,695 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2007 9:01:06 AM Ignore throttle Report Abuse The answer to our problem is not some pie-in-the-sky solution that would take decades to implement. The answer is changing our driving habits.
bobnks Champion Author Kansas City Posts:11,462 Points:2,211,240 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2007 6:45:05 AM Ignore bobnks Report Abuse other - fuel cell
Firehawk Champion Author Maine Posts:5,054 Points:1,121,225 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2007 6:44:47 AM Ignore Firehawk Report Abuse ethanol
Guido4 Champion Author Pensacola Posts:13,049 Points:2,671,340 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Sep 11, 2007 6:43:14 AM Ignore Guido4 Report Abuse Bio-Diesel
leolisa Champion Author New York Posts:3,925 Points:715,180 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Aug 25, 2007 10:17:58 AM Ignore leolisa Report Abuse vegetable oil