A complete ethanol home fueling system. Creates E-100 for under $1/gallon from ineatible sugar and yeast. Hooks up just like a washing machine in your garage and has a familiar fuel pumping mechanism.
I totally need this, even at $10k (less $1k Federal tax credit).
Well, maybe not… I mean it is super cool but to make the investment back, based on $4/gallon gas you would need to use around 3500 gallons. That’s about 230 tanks and I use about a tank a month, which makes it around 19 years to earn back the investment.
Then again… I would be free of big oil and when the oil spigot gets turned off, I will still be driving… At least until the rest of humanity descends into barbarism and civilization as we know it comes to a grinding halt… it would be really hard to justify this in my garage to our new Saudi overlords, so it wouldn’t make much sense for me to welcome them…
hmmm.. choices choices
Nah, it doesn’t give you energy independence — your car needs at least 15% gasoline in the fuel. So you’ll never be totally energy independent…
Comment by cathyf — May 17, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
There is a cheap E100 conversion kit, but even 85% at $1 a gallon is pretty darn sweet.
Comment by Sinner — May 18, 2008 @ 9:59 am
I’m all for distilled spirits.
Comment by Machinist — May 19, 2008 @ 7:33 pm