okay, i am freaking annoyed! i cant find the price of a biodiesel car and everyone says it cost the same amout as a diesel car. i have no idea how much a diesel car cost so ya. Does it also cost more or less than a gasoline car too?
Biodiesel cars cause the environment as the fuel competes with food source. It may come from plant that is not part of our diet but you still need water and land to grow the plants. Imagine you need to clear the world’s rainforest and take up all the available clean water to produce biodiesel when we stop using fossil fule.
Where else can you get biodiesel? Good luck to you if you want to wait outside McDonald for them to discard their cooking oil. it is better to ride a bicycle.
This is not a simple question to answer. There are several diesel cars on the market which will run on bio-diesel, ranging from economy cars up to expensive European luxury cars. Not all diesels run well on bio-diesel, the older ones may have problems due to the rubber used in hoses and seals being incompatible with the bio-diesel, and it causing them to break down. Most of the newer diesels do not have this problem, but not all manufactures recommend using bio-diesel. Some manufactures will allow a percentage of bio-diesel in your fuel, but not 100%.
The next question is what type of bio-diesel are you referring to? Are you talking about commercially produced bio-diesel, which is not very common in the US, and usually only available in blended fuels (a mixture of bio-diesel and conventional diesel), home made bio-diesel, made from used veggie (fryer) oil, or home made bio-diesel made from virgin vegetable oil?
There are many older vehicles that will run on home made bio-diesel, but they are usually older diesels, as the newer ones with the computers and such are not as forgiving as the older mechanical injection models. I am in the process of making my own bio-diesel processor, and plan to use the fuel in a 95 Ford Powerstroke pick-up, a 2000 TDI Beetle, and a mid 1980′s Mercedes (when I find one that I like). Here is a web site that goes into great detail about bio-fuels:
There are several bio-diesel forums out there, and many of them talk about specific vehicles, and which ones are work best with bio-diesel. Here is one example:
Hope this helps.
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a diesel will cost you more if the vehicle has an option of gasoline or diesel.
best of luck
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There are no “Biodiesel” cars..
Biodiesel is a fuel which can be used in all Diesel cars.
It is just a diesel car. Normally, a diesel model will cost maybe $2000-3000 more than the same car with gas engine.
Europe has many of them getting 50-60MPG. In the US there are not many being sold. Jeep, VW, Mercedez, and some trucks are available I believe.
Biodiesel cars cause the environment as the fuel competes with food source. It may come from plant that is not part of our diet but you still need water and land to grow the plants. Imagine you need to clear the world’s rainforest and take up all the available clean water to produce biodiesel when we stop using fossil fule.
Where else can you get biodiesel? Good luck to you if you want to wait outside McDonald for them to discard their cooking oil. it is better to ride a bicycle.
This is not a simple question to answer. There are several diesel cars on the market which will run on bio-diesel, ranging from economy cars up to expensive European luxury cars. Not all diesels run well on bio-diesel, the older ones may have problems due to the rubber used in hoses and seals being incompatible with the bio-diesel, and it causing them to break down. Most of the newer diesels do not have this problem, but not all manufactures recommend using bio-diesel. Some manufactures will allow a percentage of bio-diesel in your fuel, but not 100%.
The next question is what type of bio-diesel are you referring to? Are you talking about commercially produced bio-diesel, which is not very common in the US, and usually only available in blended fuels (a mixture of bio-diesel and conventional diesel), home made bio-diesel, made from used veggie (fryer) oil, or home made bio-diesel made from virgin vegetable oil?
There are many older vehicles that will run on home made bio-diesel, but they are usually older diesels, as the newer ones with the computers and such are not as forgiving as the older mechanical injection models. I am in the process of making my own bio-diesel processor, and plan to use the fuel in a 95 Ford Powerstroke pick-up, a 2000 TDI Beetle, and a mid 1980′s Mercedes (when I find one that I like). Here is a web site that goes into great detail about bio-fuels:
There are several bio-diesel forums out there, and many of them talk about specific vehicles, and which ones are work best with bio-diesel. Here is one example:
Hope this helps.