Gas Too Pricey? Make Your Own

[msta999]

This isn't new, but it is something to think about.


http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Business/story?id=1902339

[jjspirko]

My family used to make ethanol but they didn't put it in a car, well perhaps in a trunk for a quick ride down a few dirt roads ;D

[msta999]

Sounds like they never had a dull moment! ;)

[Penny_Plinker]

I wonder if they figured in the price of the corn, sugar and yeast when they came up with the cost savings. 15% addition of the ethanol would bring a 3.00 gallon down to 2.40. I bought a 100# bag of corn today and it was 15.75. Then you'd have to have to use energy to run the still. It is worth thinking about, though.


Penny

[walls0stone]

pair of foxes there...sorry could not resist..

I wonder if you could connect enough potatos to get an electric car??

[JAK]

We grow potatoes here but I've never had much luck personally making alcohol from potatoes. It's a little complicated I guess. Something I want to work on some more as potatoes can be very cheap here as they sometimes have to dump them in the fall. If you could recover the heat for home heating and hot water while distilling fuel over the winter it might be more cost effective.

[walls0stone]

@ JAK...
You knew you could make a battery from taders right?

[JAK]

haha yeah I got that. :)
I think the energy actually comes from the electrodes.
Not sure.