Re: Smithey Ironware

On 11/8/2024 5:55 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:

On 2024-11-08, D wrote:
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the EU socialists want to forbid ICE vehicles aroun 2035.
I think they will have a hard crash with reality and be
forced to postpone it, but you never know.

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Corn, rice, potato, &c based alcohols are technically zero-carbon
as plants extract atmospheric carbon-dioxide to produce them.
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Thus, all(?) we need to do is re-tune internal combustion
engines to use agri-alcohols and we can break China's
monopoly on rare earth elements they enjoy which are
needed both for power storage and the electric motors.
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 They claim ethanol from corn is zero carbon, but with how little energy is actually produced, they almost lose energy with the diesel farm equipment used to farm the corn.  Of course, our government not only subsidizes this industry as "green" ethanol fuel, they mandate 10 per cent of it to be used at our fuel stations, mixed with 90 per cent actual gasoline.  It's not only bad for engines, but it's a complete sham.  I buy pure no-ethanol gasoline when I can find it.