BIO-FUEL FOR CARS!

Even though fuels like petroleum and diesel are being used widely, electric cars pose more competition than others in future. A controversy still exist whether to use land for food or fuel", which is a very timid and likewise an unanswered question.

Bringing the Bio-Fuel revolution to a rapid upwards market trend is a challenge faced by the car manufactures as these kind of fuels are not only beneficial but also considered expensive when compared to other fuels existing in the market. As per the prediction made by Nissan, Bio-fueled cars may contribute for 10 to 20 percent of the total cars sold in the future, however still may not be titled as the majority in terms of sales targets and performance.

Even though fuels like petroleum and diesel are being used widely, electric cars pose more competition than others in future. A controversy still exist whether to use land for food or fuel", which is a very timid and likewise an unanswered question.

Even GM recognizes bio-fuel as an expensive fuel that needs to be recommended a few decades later. We cannot blame GM or Nissan for their decision as they do need to maintain the market standards and at least they are trying to make a difference although not immediately, at least in the near future.

The development in the bio-fuel includes various requirements like feedstock, regulations, processing requirements, testing methodologies. The measurements included in the discussion are pertaining to oxidation stability, water content, acid number, antioxidants, iodine number, metal content, free glycerin, total glycerin, anions in fuel-grade bio ethanol, cations in bio diesel, and many more.

Never the less bio-fuel is the fuel of the future, as algae related bio-fuels are harvested in open water of the ecosystem. These algae are harvested in salt water which exists in the polluted streams, lakes and rivers that feed into it and are soaked with runoff chemical wastes which are used for agricultural purposes. The conversion is done later through algae-eating fishes and as they become plump enough, they catch them and exert oil. This process is done in the same way as how oil is extracted from whale blubber, and these oils are used as fuels for cars instead of using them as oils for lamp.

One of the major issues is that there are not many bio-fuel stations nor will there be for decades that are in usage of utilizing its fullest capacity in terms of commercial infrastructure. There are some speculations that if the usage of bio-fuels has a rapid upward demand, there are chances of petroleum and diesel product's market to dip and this might affect not just many big business tycoons but also politically involving government undertakings through out the World. There is also positive report as bio-fuel might have a competitive edge by 2030 in the car industry.

Keeping this in mind, the best way of the most efficiency oriented and environmentally sounded way that the recent researchers have come up with would be to grow plants to make electricity which is modeled in a way to equip the bio-mass to make electricity than far out-performs ethanol so as to power up the engine of a car. A type of Bio-fuel, known as Bio-Electricity when used in a small truck can travel more than 15,000 miles when paralleled with the internal combustible equivalent engine which could go only 8,000 miles.

According to Elliott Campbell, a study lead author and an engineering professor at the University of California at Merced said that "Maybe we should be thinking about how efficiently we use our land, and not just about what's the best way to do ethanol".

Sunil Krishna has been associated with used automotive industry for 2 years and with good knowledge on used engines, used transmissions and used auto parts.