Vinod Khosla Talks Ethanol 430
IamTheRealMike writes "Vinod Khosla, venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun, has a new obsession these days. Ethanol is the fuel touted by many as an alternative to dwindling oil stocks, but is it all it's cracked up to be? Whilst Khosla is an avid supporter of ethanol as an alternative fuel (video link) his optimistic views have been rigourously challenged by Robert Rapier, an oil industry insider who is also engaged in a quest to discover alternatives. Recently the two debated via phone the merits of an ethanol economy, and Mr Rapier has now written up a report of the debate. What will be powering our cars 10 years from now?"
Ethanol powered... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I have read... (Score:3, Funny)
That's easy (Score:4, Funny)
Can you say Mr. Fusion?
Hydrogen (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Look, this is simple. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:BIO DIESEL - MOD PARENT INFORMATIVE (Score:5, Funny)
As a kid I went with my dad to his job in facilities for a large company. This company had a bank of diesel-powered generators in their basement - huge 24-cylinder beasts. On this trip there happened to be a 20 gallon bottle (think old water-cooler bottle) sitting on the floor with about 6 inches of diesel fuel in the bottom. I inquired as to whether this was a safety hazard - and then watched as a co-worker deliberately struck a match and dropped it in the bottle.
The match fell to the liquid and was extinguished.
As a slightly older youth I attempted to repeat this experiment - only this time with a) a plastic container, b) gasoline, and c) outside on the driveway.
I think my eyebrows grew back within a week or two.
Re:What will be powering our cars 10 years from no (Score:3, Funny)
On a positive note, all those oil company bigwigs'll be turned into Al Bundy-style shoe salesmen...