Re: ethanol

Charles Bishop wrote:
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> In article
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Nasti
> J <njgillmom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >On Apr 19, 12:39=A0pm, ctbis...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Charles Bishop) wrote:
> >
> >When a car's oil is changed, it can easily be
> >> collected for recycling. I wonder though, is car (and truck and
airplane
> >> possibly) oil recycled because it makes economic sense to do so, or
> >> because it's been declared necessary by fiat.
> >
> >
> >No, they're focusing on gasoline and/or natural gas: "Fiat, which has
> >been a leader in energy alternatives for more than a decade, believes
> >that natural gas is the most appropriate and readily available
> >solution to overcome pollution problems in urban areas.
> 
> Heh, cute. I knew it was a setup when I wrote it that way. I miss my 124
Spyder.
> 
> However, today on Click and Clack a man called in who had, 3 months
after
> buying a vehicle, discovered a propane tank in his truck. (Underneath,
in
> case you were wondering). He was nonplussed, wondering if it was going
to
> blow up or something. C&C also seemed nonplussed and this amazed me.
> Aren't there a number of vehicles that run on propane? Mostly fleet cars
I
> think (government ones?) because they can have their own fill-up
station.
> But it's common enough that I've heard of them, so why didn't C&C know
> that it's just an alternative fuel?

There's a junker on ****g's lot right now that's the same model as
mine, and it's a dual-fuel.