Flex Technology

[Qpik]

Just caught a documentary on cars manufactured in Brazil.

 

Years back, due to ethanol shortage, VW came up with above (some electronic device) enabling car to either use ethanol or gasoline.

 

All it needed was for the car to detect the type of fuel it has in it's tank and compute how much it is needed to get running.

 

The programme ended saying that in the future more motorists might turn to ethanol to save the environment.

 

I don't suppose cars on our road have these technology?

 

Yes, now CNG is only made available in recent years. But, any chances for bio-diesel to reach our shores. If we hv such fuels and technology, at least, we will not be griping about the rising cost of petrol.

[Zyrofillica]

we are lucky we even have hybrids or cng. Singapore is the no 1 oil refinery in asia. and u think the government will let us give singapore a "Bad name" to our dear oily customers?

 

i kinda think we are at the tip of the spear of global warming

Edited March 17, 2008 by Zyrofillica

[Rtth84]

the aim of the government is to increase car usage cost. So do you think we will have cheaper fuel alternatives?

 

i tell you, the government is even happier if our cars have poor fuel consumption. as if they give a damn abt environment.

[Furrynadz]

only vag and psa groups doing this

[Qpik]

care to elaborate more??

[Qpik]

let put it these way, vehicle or non-vehicle owners are affected by increase in petrol. we do not hv alternatives to generate electricity. so, tariffs can only increase. however, if govt starts to make use of the resources that we hv (sunny spore - solar power??) and having cng public bus then the public can see their transport cost being reduced (provided tpt coy cap their increase).