Cars That Run On Corn Syrup??? - Topic

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May 12 2011 02:50am

Quote (phantom471 @ May 10 2011 09:29pm)

yea and how much energy it takes to run a car that runs just on electric not to mention it doesn't work when it rains, gets to hot, gets to cold, or forget to charge. hybrids are awesome except when in snow and rain and mud but whoever invented the pure electric b.s probably lives in someplace with no weather.

you are thinking of solar. the electric car works great in all conditions and is not underpowered.

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May 22 2011 09:39pm

So far it's still relatively small scale and is much more expensive than using fossil fuels as an energy source.
It always depends on cost/efficiency, so when fossil fuels are used up, corn may take on its role.

It is, however, a big reason why corn prices have rose up quite a bit lately.

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May 23 2011 01:06am

Quote (phantom471 @ May 10 2011 11:42am)

i heard about this from a friend the other day, anyone know anymore details or whether or not it will really work? if so how much corn syrup do we need for a mile?

Lol this was brought up in my engineering course, can't say I read into it though.

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