Further to that, if you add in the gasoline/diesel consumed by farmers in growing the ethanol and they have to make several passes over the field, then you begin to see the crazy side of this alternative fuel farce. To say nothing about driving up the cost of corn for livestock and human consumption and they get incentives to grow the corn. It's all about 'show'. If you tax vehicle buyers by the number of cylinders and give a tax break to diesel fuels like they do in GB & Europe, then consumption will drop significantly. Heck! In some locations in London they even pro-rate taxes depending on cylinder count for parking in front of your own house. David (dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >I'm a day late on the OT post but can't resist. For those that are waiting >for the 'alternative fuels' read this: >http://www.automotiverhythms.com/news/news70.php |
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