Biodiesel, Straight Vegetable Oil, and Hybrid Cars

A video from late 2002 about hybrids, biodiesel, and straight vegetable oil, featuring members of biodieselnow.com

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• biodiesel
• SVO
• greasecar
• VW
• TDI
• Mercedes
• hybrid

[nbyrne]

The one emission that isn't improved with biodiesel is NOx, but the difference is negligible (depending on the study). That being said, NOx needs HCs to become smog, and biodiesel's HCs are waaaaay down. And, much more importantly, all other emissions are way down and it's nearly carbon-neutral, meaning it contributes almost NOTHING to global warming.

[nbyrne]

I think most of us would run higher blends if we could get our hands on it in a somewhat convenient fashion. That's the whole idea behind biodieselnow(dot)com - to encourage use and the spreading of biodiesel. When that clip was made, there was one place in all of New England where you could buy biodiesel. There are now over 60.

[nbyrne]

Pure SVO? 100% or SVO blended with diesel fuel?

[nbyrne]

They aren't made to run on straight veg oil (SVO). You need to modify them to run on SVO. But any diesel engine can run biodiesel without any modifications, and any diesel engine can run SVO with modifications.

Shannon, you can get a BIODIESEL emblem at www.biodieselnow.com.

[Isochest]

You can make a biodiesel from tallow but I like the Fat burning Merc the best:-))) Burn it straight, then you don't need the hazardous methanol and caustic soda.

[JamesTyreeII]

@urbex2007 incorrect. bio-diesel has higher lubricity the higher the biodiesel blend used. Most post 1993 diesel cars use synthetic rubber such as Viton so very little to be concerned about there.The Toyota Prius gets 60mpg and there are electric conversion kits to make it into an electric vehicle!

[johnson1095]

I think hybrids are the way to go on long cross country trips.

OR CNG maybe!

[thm4855]

@nbyrne Even a "new car" can run on veg.oil. If you fill your tank, - add 5 liters of veg.oil.

I have a Mercedes Benz B 180 CDI 2007 model, and I save 7 US $ dollar in the wintertime for each tank - 57 liters, and I add 20 liters in the summertime, which saves me 24 US $. Why you may ask - the dieselprices in nOrway is now passing 13 Nok - a little more than 2 US $. 50liters of diesel in Norway is now 650 Nok, - about 110 US $ - that is why. And 82% is taxes pr ltr. ThM - Norway

I save

[alertpan501]

Awesome footage. I got some good information on this from fasteconomicalcars (.) com

[younitehumanity]

I have been running my 82 rabbit on 50% heating oil and 50% waste engine oil. The waste engine oil should be filtered with a 10 micron filter. Been running it for 4 years now. It is an alternative for those that don"t want to process Bio diesel. A diesel can run just about anything that is made of oil.

[rr28]

todd feinberg, rush limbaugh, jerry doyle and micheal savage will accuse you of hurting the economy,

[BmxDieseldude]

@urbex2007 veg oil kills your car.... if your an idiot about it. Any well filtered system will work, assuming it's not too cold. A well heated system is even better as it burns more fully, and lubricates injectors much better. The only thing at that point threatening your engine is carbon build up on the cylinder walls which will ruin rings. Go wide open throttle once in a while to avoid build up, and then every fifteen thousand or so miles (or once a year), do a diesel purge to clean it out.

[urbex2007]

50mpg from a hybrid is rubbish - i get 50+mpg from a turbo diesel car in the town and 72mpg on the motorway at 70mph. Biodiesel will eat through rubber seals and not provide enough lubrication to the pumps and injectors. Never use vege oil unless filtered and the acidity is adjusted, it kills your car!