Multi-Fuel vehicles & American Fuel Vehicles

Solar Living Institute - Sol Fest 2008

Right now, the cost per mile by fuel type for my H2TOY, multi-fuel vehicle is:
$0.30 per mile on gasoline if I chose to use it, which I have not for over 200,000miles & counting
$0.18 per mile on E85
$0.11 per mile on H2
$0.032 yep that's right, 3.2 cents per mile on CNG

Heal The Snow and Intergalactic Hydrogen joined forces to represent all the cleaner fuels and distribute Kuhl clothes. We traveled 1902 miles round trip from SL, UT through Taho, Grass Valley, Yuba, Hopland, San Francisco, Incline Village and Reno. 92.295 g.g.e.'s of CNG and 28.956 gallons of E85 were used for a total of 121.25 gallons of fuel used and 2 gallons of biodiesel.

Teaming up on the transportation row @ Sol Fest, we displayed the H2TOY with- Electric Motor Sport, Yukia biofuels, David Blume, Toyota, Thunderstruck, Damon Knudson, and The North West AHA to name just a few.

Both of my public presentations on the road were captured in video. My Hydrogen and Clean Fuel Solution Revolution talk in the Renewable Energy Tent with slide show presentation was standing room only. At Sierra Nevada College, the students first day of class started with my Fuel History review, followed by Multi-Fuel Unity, which basically is the state of the state of ALL the cleaner, safer, local fuels. Where they work, and how we empower individuals with multi-fuel vehicles that can utilize existing infrastructure all over the Nation, while creating the demand for more clean-fuel stations because of the obvious economic advantages. The entire chemistry class then had hands on experience with my truck, an electric scooter and a CNG refueling station.

We look forward to returning to Sierra Nevada College to complete the commissioning of their very own CNG dispenser and delivering their new NGV’s.

Until next time, drive clean & declare your energy independence.....

Tags: b100, biodiesel, cng, e85, electric, ev, gas, h2, hydrogen, lng

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Permalink Reply by Tai Robinson on September 13, 2008 at 12:49pm: We need ALL the options. The vehilce you drive is not as important as the fuel you choose. Collecting methane that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere and burning it is actually doing MORE good.

That being said, no matter which fuel you choose, it is best to use less of it. That is what is so great about choosing the cleaner, safer, locao fuels, they are more efficent.

A gallon of gasoline would only take my truck 18 miles if you chose to use that toxic, finite fuel. A g.g.e. of CNG will take my truck up to 21 miles with the same energy content! A kilo of hydrogen has the same BTU's as a gallon of gasoline and a kilo of H2 takes my truck up to 39 miles!!!!!!

CNG is paving the highway back to hydrogen. There is a place for electirc, propane, biodiesel and ethanol. We just have to be realistic about their availibility. Electirc is best used directly, instead of trying to store it, so, electirfied tracks and rails are the way to go there. Battery electric vehicles are very resource intensive. Propane is finite. The liquid biofuels are also very limited. Methane, produced by methagenic bacteria is the most abundant bio fuel this planet has and it keeps reproducing itself daily from land fills, sewage treatment plants, feed lots, compost piles and other decomposing matter. Methane is 23 times more potent of a greenhouse gas than CO2. The CO2 emissions of a vehilce burning CNG is up to 90% less than the CO2 emited from burning gasoline. So, collecting methane and burning it is doing more good, where a hybrid getting better fuel economy of a dirty fuel is just doing less bad.

All the components we need for CNG are the same components we need for H2. Fully embracing the methane stage of mankinds fuel use evolution will alow us to then transition to pure hydrogen. Although their were hydrogen pipelines in europe and the USA back in the 1800's, today we work with high pressure hydrogen for storage, just like CNG.....; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Haveaclue on October 9, 2008 at 10:59am: B100 can buy some time until the CNG infrastructure is in place. It can be used in existing technology without modification. People are scared of this fuel because they believe the rumors and myths. Almost all of them can be disproved very easily.

My family and I have been powering our flooring and delivery business on B100 for 3 years now. We make it ourself out of restaurant waste oil (WVO). We have developed a unique process that reduces production time, minimizes waste, and produces a better quality fuel. We have successfully run our fuel in Cummins, Caterpillar, Kenworth, Peterbilt, International, Powerstroke, Duramax and Mercedes, ranging in years from 1983 to 2008.

We have an Idea that would help individual cities across the nation. We could build a processer in our city capable of producing 10,ooo gallons per month. That's not alot, but it is realistic for the amount of restaurants in our area. This fuel could help several local farms, ranches and contractors by keeping fuel costs around $3.00 per gallon, stabilizing production, reducing the use of petroleum, and reducing carbon emissions. Biodiesel is a carbon neutral fuel.

Now imagine this facility being a model for other cities across the country. People that already make Biodiesel could be contracted to build a facility in their town. That town would now be able to help it's farmers, ranchers and contractors. You get the idea? It would be a grassroots effort that could spread like wildfire.

Feel free to send me an email with any questions about my plan or about Biodiesel.

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