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Post by enigmas on Feb 11, 2023 5:22:10 GMT
I found this Youtube video purely by chance. It sounds very intriguing. A synthetic fuel for internal Combustion Engines (not ethanol) that doesn't harm the planet and is non corrosive to the fuel systems found in our classics.
As an aside the presenter drives a Rover although not a P5.
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Post by tarnowl on Feb 11, 2023 8:13:39 GMT
Very interesting and positive video! One would assume that the Octane issue can be catered for?🤔
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Post by enigmas on Feb 11, 2023 13:24:59 GMT
Very interesting and positive video! One would assume that the Octane issue can be catered for?🤔 As the presenter of the video drives a 1999 Rover Vitesse turbo and has filled the tank of the car with the synthetic fuel for the long trip home, I'd confidently hazard an opinion that the octane rating is obviously suitable for a high performance engine. |
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Post by tarnowl on Feb 11, 2023 15:15:00 GMT
Guess so!🤣
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Post by Eric R on Feb 12, 2023 18:59:12 GMT
towards the last months of the "unpleasantness" didn't Herr Hitler make fuel oil from coal? 5 tons of coal made 1 ton of fuel.
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Post by enigmas on Feb 12, 2023 23:04:26 GMT
towards the last months of the "unpleasantness" didn't Herr Hitler make fuel oil from coal? 5 tons of coal make 1 ton of fuel. Hi Eric, I'm aware that the Germans produced synthetic fuel towards the end of the War but not from what resource? If it was coal, does it matter! It's an abundant resource downunder that's been mothballed despite any ongoing advances in scientific technology since WW2. It's fascinating about German technology and how advanced it was during the death throes of Hitler's Third Reich. The capture of German scientists by the war time allies led to the fast development of jet and rocket technology and the further development of cruise and ballastic missiles that today are being used to great effect to destroy the infra structure of the Ukraine. Consider the following. Who is currently responsible for paying the "carbon credits"(?) to ameliorate the damage to the atmosphere (northern hemisphere) by virtue of Putin's "War of Liberation" in the Ukraine. This doesn't even factor into account the damage to Ukraine's physical infrastructure let alone all the myriad consequences that follow from that conflagration. Australia has more coal than it knows what to do with. It's a huge natural resource, as is natural gas. A woke attitude internalized by the current government and those suffering from climate anxiety prohibit the selling of this resource to countries that could use it to improve the 3rd world living standards of their populations. This myopic focus, together with crippling Federal and State debts will be passed onto future generations. Australia produces 2% of the carbon that enters the Earth's atmosphere. If the continent by some unaccountable act of God sunk into the Ocean like Alantis, it would make absolutely no difference to the current carbon load of the atmosphere. It would though, relieve the psychological tension of those suffering climate anxiety. The basis for the synthetic fuel video presented above, is that the fuel is produced from current resources and wastes that are seemingly unusable/unwanted today and seen purely as waste. It's actually a form of recycling. As any astute financial investor will tell you, putting all your eggs in one basket is a recipe for disaster. Similarly the case with energy resources. I'm always truly amazed by those who think that the generation of electrical energy is a free resource with no impact or cost upon the planet. Much like money that grows on trees. |
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Post by davewright on Feb 13, 2023 15:11:05 GMT
This years World Rally Championship is not using any fossil fuels in the cars. Instead they use a mixture of bio and synthetic fuels. The performance of these cars is amazing so I don't think it will be a problem for our cars. Although synthetic fuels are expensive at the moment the price is dropping rapidly as production increases. I don't think we will have a problem running our classic cars for as far into the future as we can see.
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Post by Warwick on Feb 19, 2023 8:49:09 GMT
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Post by bartek on Feb 22, 2023 14:57:06 GMT
Very interesting, I love classic cars  |
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