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Possible Fuel Options for Your Car

Possible Fuel Options for Your Car. Types of Non-renewable Fuel. Gasoline – 100% gasoline from oil Diesel – 100% diesel from oil Natural Gas – 100% Natural gas Electricity – “Fuel” from power plants (Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear)

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Possible Fuel Options for Your Car

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  1. Possible Fuel Options for Your Car

  2. Types of Non-renewable Fuel • Gasoline – 100% gasoline from oil • Diesel – 100% diesel from oil • Natural Gas – 100% Natural gas • Electricity – “Fuel” from power plants (Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear) • Hydrogen Fuel Cell – When hydrogen comes from non-renewable sources (Coal, Natural Gas)

  3. Types of renewable fuel • Ethanol – Fuel from corn, soybeans, etc. (Flex Fuel vehicles) • Biodiesel – Fuel from vegetable oils • Electricity – From renewable sources (wind, solar, etc.) • Hydrogen Fuel Cell – When hydrogen comes from renewable sources (H20 and electricity from renewables)

  4. Types of mixed energy sources • *Gasohol* – Ethanol and gasoline mixture, usually 10%/90% *What you are using right now • Biodiesel Blend – Mixture of biodiesel and diesel • Hybrids – Usually gasohol/electricity

  5. What is a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car? • A hydrogen fuel cell car is a car that runs on hydrogen. • A “fuel cell” takes hydrogen gas and combines it with oxygen to make water. This chemical reaction creates electricity to power the car. • The exhaust is water. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/30532-one-step-beyond-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-video.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy8dzOB-Ykg

  6. Pros/Cons of Hydrogen Fuel Cells Pros: - Does not use oil for fuel!!! - No air pollution • Reduced global warming Cons: • Expensiveto make • Need infrastructure – fuel stations • Fuel tank is big – fuel is a gas not liquid • Getting hydrogen from Natural Gas or using electricity to break apart water

  7. Problems with Non-renewables • Dirty Air and water which hurts humans and environment • Relatively cheap right now but it is going to get really expensive!! • Climate change (Global Warming)

  8. Problems with renewables • Too expensive and not enough fuel to replace non-renewable sources • Makes food more expensive (Ethanol – Corn) • Infrastructure (Example: Change all gas stations into hydrogen fuel stations?) • New technology – Reliable??

  9. So what is going to make our cars run in the future instead of gasoline from oil?That will be up to you….

  10. How to make biodiesel • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR1M7ThM-tE • 0-3:30 and 7:30-11:00

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