(09-12-2014, 04:12 PM)Mattcheese31 Wrote:(09-12-2014, 03:59 PM)Toms306 Wrote: You cant do fracking either, some people will moan....Eventually they'll realise you cant please everyone.
As for the disadvantages of bio petrol (ethanol), same as bio diesel really, damages fuel system components, its less efficient, difficult to store and transport and you need shit loads of fields to grow it....the fields that should be used to grow food crops for staving people... But it gives better emmisions and is obviously renewable.
Had to do a whole module on renewable energies at college... While de-catting, De-EGR'ing and uploading a coaly map onto the Golf for my end of year project.
they use bio petrol in 600bhp racecars monsters, not sure where you're getting your info from lol
Its less efficient, less energy per litre, not less 'powerful'...you'd need to burn more of it, about a 3rd more iirc, to get the same power as if it ran on petrol.
Though you'd have to design the fuel system specifically for it so it wouldn't run properly on fossil petrol anyway.