In my last thread, when I heralded the arrival of the film FUEL, I mentioned the important role of biofuels as a key interim technology. Automobiles must be consumers of biofuels in order to fight global warming on our path to the eventual adoption of hydrogen as the only automotive fuel. BioDiesel is a vital type of biofuel.
When people contemplate burning BioDiesel in their car rather than gasoline, a common question is whether special engine modifications are necessary. In modern cars, the answer is no. In fact, BioDiesel has been such a success, as exemplified by the 2009 Green Car of the Year, the Volkwagen Jetta, that some racing teams use it.
As author of this blog, I have told you about high fuel efficiency available in European models of cars sold in North America today. I also told you about the VW Forest in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. I mention both not as an endorsement of a particular company or product but of good corporate stewardship.
With its 2009 Jetta TDI, Volkswagen has done it again, receiving the 2009 Green Car of the Year Award from Green Car Journal and Drivers’ Choice Best of the Year from MotorWeek. Those plaudits have as much to do with the high fuel efficiency and low emissions of the model as they do with how well the car drives.
That is my point here. One day, all of us will use hydrogen for our exclusive automotive fuel. Until then, though, models such as the 2009 Jetta TDI can help us embrace BioDiesel and fuel efficiency happily. If you are in the market for a new car, I recommend that you consider this course. Thousands of magazine readers in North America have heard a similar endorsement from publications they trust.
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Corbett Kroehler
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