The government’s biofuels strategy will do little to decrease New Zealand’s C02 emissions, while penalising poorer drivers due to higher fuel costs, according to the car buyers’ Dog & Lemon Guide.
Editor Clive Matthew-Wilson said today:
“The bulk of New Zealand’s C02 emissions come from transport and the farming sector, especially the dairy industry. Any strategy that […]

Many current biofuels use more energy to create than they give out; that is, the amount of energy used in growing, fertilising, harvesting and processing most crops generally exceeds the energy produced from the biofuel. And much of the energy used in this process comes from oil.
Ethanol

http://www.acfnewsource.org/science/ethanol_woes.html
http://petroleum.berkeley.edu/papers/patzek/CRPS416-Patzek-Web.pdf

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BMW’s hydrogen-powered limousine is nothing more than “fantasy technology,” according to the car buyer’s Dog & Lemon Guide (BMW’s release is below).
Dog & Lemon Guide editor Clive Matthew-Wilson said today:
“BMW’s hydrogen-powered car looks great on a video clip, but it’s basically a cynical public relations stunt using a discredited alternative fuel.”
“The problem is simple: making […]