Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5,771 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Good grief... leave it to the clowns in Washington! Navy, Agriculture Departments to Purchase Biofuels for Fleets Sixteen bucks a gallon?? Sheesh! As a project for his Industrial Techonogy major, Sassparilla Kid has modified his old Mercedes diesel to run on raw WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil, also called UCO, or Used Cooking Oil). He's acheiving 25+ MPG, about 10% less than diesel. The oil is readily available for anything from free to a buck a gallon. And the gub'mint will be paying how much for "biofuel...?" Ah well... gotta be "green," I reckon, at any cost. Hmm... wonder what the Army's payin' for the new "green" ammunition... Link to post Share on other sites
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 3,392 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 The new "green" ammunition is not actually green. It is orange. Civvies call them carrots. But, I understand that a broccoli model is on the drawing board. Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 7,112 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 There's a problem with using so much biofuel. With the smell of French Fries spreading across the oceans, the Fleet's sailors will all be so overweight they won't be eligible for reenlistment. Link to post Share on other sites
Krazy Kajun 748 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 But, I understand that a broccoli model is on the drawing board. BMC, "natural" gas powered vehicles have been around for a good while now! Link to post Share on other sites
Gunner Gatlin, SASS 10274L 536 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 time for the Flux Capacitor... GG ~ Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Woodrow Cahill, SASS # 54363 0 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Best not advertise what The Kid is doing Hardpan. The Feds will get after him for using a non-approved or registered fuel, and also for not paying the fuel tax. They went after a guy in Washington State for doing that and fined him around %5,000. Get the impression that nobody in the government is on the same page? Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 5,771 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yeah, Cap'n, I heard 'bout that. His only potential salvation will be that it's at least a sanctioned project at the college... in fact, he received a grant for it. By the way... it still runs on diesel - has a dual system with tanks for both, controlled from the cockpit. But my point was... leave it to the government to figure out how to make something cost well over ten times what a civilian kid can do it for... Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 7,333 Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Why not? Hell, we're EXPORTING gasoline, too. Figure that one out. Link to post Share on other sites
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