Comments on: Conversion kit for Ethanol driven cars in Malawi:Is it different from the kits on the market?

By: mike

mike — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:53:22 +0000

Hi All
Intersesting to see this thread on Ethanol kits,here in the U K our goverment has announced that by 2020 all cars here will run on electricty,a statement to me that sounds more than ambitious,we are going big time on wind farms here much to the annoyance of country folk,but for me I can`t see it being any other way oil supplies will soon be a thing of the past,and as for bio fuels this is a no no,we need the weat etc,world wide to feed on.
Mike

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:42:25 +0000

This is the first time I heard about ethanol driven cars. I hope this works well in all cars to save more on gas.

By: Shailendra

Shailendra — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:14:10 +0000

These conversion kits are really good, and works well with all cars with out any problem according to my research.

This project needs to extend to other developing countries as well. Its true that middle class consumes more fuel then any other. If this way we will be able to reduce the demand of petrol, it will be a great success.

The ways we are consuming petrol, our coming generations will no longer will able to use it as it will not be available in natural resources.

By: shubh

shubh — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:47:32 +0000

Adopting good technology is never late, soon it will deliver expected results.

By: Jackeline

Jackeline — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:25:18 +0000

Everybody should take a proactive stand in protecting the environment. I just do not understand the reason why government is not promoting this as much as they should. This will really help the economy especially if we all use ethanol instead of relying on fuel and oil from the Middle East.

By: anna

anna — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:42:20 +0000

The technology provided by FFI is amazing. It is a little pricy but come on – you can fuel your car with whatever you want. This flexibility is worth the money in my opinion.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:37:28 +0000

Oil companies like Shell and BP don’t want these new fuels to come out until all the oil runs out. One oil company owns the rights to a car that runs of water but wants to make as much money from petrol/diseal before it releases it.

By: Clement Nyirenda

Clement Nyirenda — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:40:23 +0000

@Margaret: Thanks for the historical info. I read somewhere that Brazil somehow lost interest in ethanol in the 80s(?). I think that is why there was a slowdown in the Malawi project. But Brazil is back with ethanol driven vehicles in a big way. I am well aware of the tephrosia biofuel projects. Both developments are good for the country. I am just worried with the pace at which we are going. Yes, towards the end of last year, Air New Zealand passenger jet with one of its four engines running on a biofuel blend completed the world's first commercial aviation test flight to test a biofuel made from jatropha. This jatropha was sourced from in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. In January, 2009, Continental Airlines completed its first biofuel demonstration flight in the United States. Towards the end of the same month, Japan Airlines (JAL) joined the slowly expanding list of airlines trying to green their fuel usage. The fuel which they used was a mixture of jatropha oil, algae oil, and camelina oil (the first time that feedstock has been employed in a jet fuel). They found it to be more efficient than petro-fuel. Last year, it was reported that a consortium comprising Netherlands-based TNT Group and some African investors was preparing to set up a $12-million biodisel production plant in the capital, Lilongwe. It was expected that Malawi will start producing biodiesel in 2009. We are now more than two months into 2009 and I am not hearing anything. I do not if this project is still alive.