Comments on: Biodiesel Hybrid Vehicles?

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:36:10 +0000

Here’s a thought, converting electric cars to Biodiesel/electric hybrids by installing a small diesel generator in the truck to recharge the batteries while you drive. You might even add-on the type of solar voltaic cells being sold in Europe that are 4 times more efficient then whats sold in the US & can charge indoors & in cloudy & rainy conditions. These type of collectors are also as thin as a sheet of plastic, so no problem with aerodynamics. And has anyone thought of adding small wind turbine generators in the grill areas of electric cars to produce extra power as you drive? Add a plug-in & solar cells on the roof of your house or garage & I bet you’d get 200 plus MPG. Anyway, that’s my thought’s on the subject. Can’t imagine Detriot, the Oil Company’s or Congress would ever indorse these idea’s. Good Luck.

By: Lyle Solla-Yates

Lyle Solla-Yates — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:33:28 +0000

I agree. Diesel hybrids are already on the road as buses and trucks. Those can include 20% biodiesel with no problem. It looks like it might be as much as a decade before one of the major auto makers starts marketing a smaller vehicle though. The claim is that diesel adds a few thousand to the price up front, and so does hybrid tech. Of course, I would like to see plug-in tech added for crazy extra efficiency and cheapness.
A fellow in California is converting peoples’ cars to hybrid. I’ve been wondering if a similar business could be set up over here, doing hybrid biodiesel plug-ins. I bet some people would love it.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 16:31:23 +0000

Been talking about it for years, but I finally met someone who’s actually making some of the stuff.