Motorhead Messiah: Fast and Efficient Diesel
The excuse that an environmentally friendly car cannot perform well enough to replace the American thirst for horsepower is total BS. The Tesla Roadster is one example of using an electric engine to produce high speeds. Now meet Johnathan Goodwin who is doing things with a Hummer that GM thought was impossible.
The fact that GM thinks that high performance and fuel efficiency are mutually exclusive is not surprising. Such a large company with entrenched values is not a place for radical innovation. They are pushing more flex fuel vehicles and ethanol, but they certainly are not doing what John Goodwin does.
Goodwin’s car are mostly diesels which car run a variety of fuels. They can use regular diesel fuel, biodiesel or grease from your local KFC or Chinese restaurant. Brits have been doing this for a while with their diesels but government folks have been up in arms over the loss in gas tax revenue.
With Goodwins push for Diesel engines to cut down emissions while improving mileage and performance, there is a conundrum. NY State and other states have been banning the sales of diesel cars. The reason is to cut down emissions since a typical diesel lets out more emissions than a standard gas car even though they are much more fuel efficient and can run biodiesel fuel easily.
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