Elio 85mpg

[begreen]

Fertilizer is also usually synthetic, made from natural gas and petroleum and energy intensive. Whatever happened to using miscanthus as a feedstock? Did the science not pan out or did Archer Daniels Midland/Monsanto triumph on the hill?
http://deltafarmpress.com/corn/high-yielding-miscanthus-ethanol

 

[woodgeek]

Fertilizer is also usually synthetic, made from natural gas and petroleum and energy intensive. Whatever happened to using miscanthus as a feedstock? Did the science not pan out or did Archer Daniels Midland/Monsanto triumph on the hill?
http://deltafarmpress.com/corn/high-yielding-miscanthus-ethanol

The affordable cellulosic ethanol process was and remains vapor-ware. Despite a govt mandate for it to exist.

 

[begreen]

Back to inexpensive and efficient cars, I think these guys stand a better chance. They are proceeding methodically and manufacturing the Urbee2 in a most disruptive way.
http://korecologic.com/about/urbee_2/

 

[woodgeek]

Very cool. And looks like a fun roadtrip. I'd like to see some numbers on the cost of 3d printing the body.