Hybrid vehicles & Bio-diesel: Can't we all just get along?
Earlier this week I made a post that paired off hybrid cars and bio-diesel vehicles (Read the article). Every time I write something about bio-diesel, I seem to offend some bio-diesel proponents. Still, I'm glad there are so many fans of bio-diesel because I DO believe this fuel offers immense possibilities to reduce foreign oil dependency.
While I ultimately believe that hybrid technology is more important than bio-diesel, I also believe that a bio-diesel hybrid would make the best hybrid vehicle, except for a solar-plug-in-biodiesel hybrid vehicle.
Of course, today, there simply aren't enough hybrids to make much of a difference in fighting foreign oil dependency, which highlights why bio-diesel is so important right now.
Tomorrow; however, today's 30 or 40 mpg bio-diesel cars could be 100, 200, or even 500 mpg plug-in-bio-diesel hybrids, and that is why it is so important that we invest in hybrid technology.
The focus of alternative energy and fuels shouldn't be on hybrids OR bio-diesel, but hybrids AND bio-diesel, especially bio-diesel hybrid vehicles.
(Click here for more on experimental hybrid vehicles)
While I ultimately believe that hybrid technology is more important than bio-diesel, I also believe that a bio-diesel hybrid would make the best hybrid vehicle, except for a solar-plug-in-biodiesel hybrid vehicle.
Of course, today, there simply aren't enough hybrids to make much of a difference in fighting foreign oil dependency, which highlights why bio-diesel is so important right now.
Tomorrow; however, today's 30 or 40 mpg bio-diesel cars could be 100, 200, or even 500 mpg plug-in-bio-diesel hybrids, and that is why it is so important that we invest in hybrid technology.
The focus of alternative energy and fuels shouldn't be on hybrids OR bio-diesel, but hybrids AND bio-diesel, especially bio-diesel hybrid vehicles.
(Click here for more on experimental hybrid vehicles)
Labels: clean diesel, Foreign Oil Dependency, Hybrid Vehicles, plug-in hybrids
posted by Dahcredyns at
4:12 PM
2 Comments:
I'm a big proponent of what you're saying with regard to a solar, plug-in, bio-diesel hybrid. In fact, I had one on my blog for a long time. I call it my Sol Camino. No, it's not the solution for the masses, just one for me.
The car is an amalgam of a '69 Chevelle SS convertible and a '69 El Camino. Once joined together to form a five-seater convertible, pseudo-truck (cross vehicle, for sure), then you look under the hood.
When you crawl underneath from the rear, the first thing you notice is the Solomon Technologies Electric Trans-Axle, which is driven by a dual-series array of 12V Lithium Ion batteries... about 25kW of them.
The batteries have multiple power systems feeding them. One is an onboard AC/DC charger that allows you to plug it in to any household 110V outlet. Next is the 3.2kW array of solar panels used as a tonneau cover for the bed. Finally, the fuel tank is filled with Bio-Wille (diesel) that feeds a 1.2kW Kubota RV-style generator. The whole things lighter than the original car, and with the regenerative braking and three option charging, you can almost drive it indefinitely.
I'll try to set it up in my archives so you can see the article and a picture I pieced together to show what the finished product would look like. The funny thing is, I'm dreaming of opening an electric conversion business to turn regular and collectible vehicles into useful hybrids for long-term transportation. You can find it all at my blog: Cut20.blogspot.com
The Sol Camino - I'll definitely check it out!
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