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Old 03-28-2008, 01:08 AM   #18 (permalink)
HoosierRon
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Re: 730 days and counting: diesel from algae in your tank

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Originally Posted by PA Dweller View Post
That has to be an error, if it cost that much it will never be able to compete with gasoline no matter how expensive it got. I just wonder how long it will take for this new alternative fuel to get widespread? This fuel sounds great but if it turns out like E85 where only a few states have access it will never displace oil.
42 states have E85.

Since almost no car is certified to run on pure biodiesel, it will be blended with petroleum diesel just like most ethanol is sold as E10, not E85. It will be a long time before there is enough biodiesel to make all diesel fuel B10.
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