– Why can’t we just ‘produce’ gasoline, like synthetically?
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There are many studies in synthesizing a fuel alternative. However most of them don’t have the same efficiency and low cost as fossil fuels, and the ones that do are often sabotaged on behalf of the oil tycoons and deep-pocketed politicians “to preserve the economy”
In a world where everybody truly cared for the betterment of society, we’d be hundreds if not thousands of years more advanced.
For that you can thank JD Rockefeller. And I do twice a year because I live in the Cleveland area, where he’s buried
We are. Porsche opened a facility in Chile where they take CO2 from the atmosphere and hydrogen via water through electrolysis and synthesize the hydrocarbon compound that composes gasoline.
The facility is small and it costs are high, but costs are hoping to go down if they expand their facilities as well as if demand declines via electrification.
It’s going to be impossible to go 100% EV. I’m all-for electrification, but that’s just a fact. Commercial vehicles at the very least still need hydrocarbon fuel to operate.
There are many studies in synthesizing a fuel alternative. However most of them don’t have the same efficiency and low cost as fossil fuels, and the ones that do are often sabotaged on behalf of the oil tycoons and deep-pocketed politicians “to preserve the economy”
In a world where everybody truly cared for the betterment of society, we’d be hundreds if not thousands of years more advanced.
For that you can thank JD Rockefeller. And I do twice a year because I live in the Cleveland area, where he’s buried
We can, gasoline is just a mixture of hydrocarbons that have specific chemical attributes (octane and Vapor pressure).Through polymerization and hydrogenation of biofuels, you could make an almost identical product.
Your competition is heating up a liquid that readily available (eg refining crude oil). So there isn’t a big cost advantage to this.
We are. Porsche opened a facility in Chile where they take CO2 from the atmosphere and hydrogen via water through electrolysis and synthesize the hydrocarbon compound that composes gasoline.
The facility is small and it costs are high, but costs are hoping to go down if they expand their facilities as well as if demand declines via electrification.
It’s going to be impossible to go 100% EV. I’m all-for electrification, but that’s just a fact. Commercial vehicles at the very least still need hydrocarbon fuel to operate.
There are many studies in synthesizing a fuel alternative. However most of them don’t have the same efficiency and low cost as fossil fuels, and the ones that do are often sabotaged on behalf of the oil tycoons and deep-pocketed politicians “to preserve the economy”
In a world where everybody truly cared for the betterment of society, we’d be hundreds if not thousands of years more advanced.
For that you can thank JD Rockefeller. And I do twice a year because I live in the Cleveland area, where he’s buried
We can, it’s just not economically viable. The amount of expense that goes into it isn’t worth the return. Porsche has been working on this, and has produced synthetic gasoline, but the most recent figure I heard is it costs about $40/gallon to produce.
I can imagine a day in the not-so-distant future where cars on public roads are all electric and self-driving, and driving gasoline internal combustion cars on closed courses will be a hobby for the rich. Much like horses now, which used to be the most prevalent form of transportation. From this perspective, it is clear why Porsche is investing in this, it’s not intended to be a solution for the masses, it will be for the rich enthusiasts in a post-gasoline world.
Synthetic jet fuel (SAF) is being used in some aircraft today. It’s expensive (about $1.1 per liter compared to jet fuels’s $0.5 per liter) but it comes from sequestration of CO2, so it’s a carbon cycle that consumes and releases CO2 in roughly the same amounts. Although it displaces CO2 from the surface, where the fuel is created, to the atmosphere, where it affects weather/climate, it’s considered a good first step.
BTW, the next step is electric planes, which is coming, although slowly… hydrogen cells are lighter than batteries for long-haul transports, like for air and sea. We already have small planes that use batteries, today.
We can, it’s just not economically viable. The amount of expense that goes into it isn’t worth the return. Porsche has been working on this, and has produced synthetic gasoline, but the most recent figure I heard is it costs about $40/gallon to produce.
I can imagine a day in the not-so-distant future where cars on public roads are all electric and self-driving, and driving gasoline internal combustion cars on closed courses will be a hobby for the rich. Much like horses now, which used to be the most prevalent form of transportation. From this perspective, it is clear why Porsche is investing in this, it’s not intended to be a solution for the masses, it will be for the rich enthusiasts in a post-gasoline world.
We can, it’s just not economically viable. The amount of expense that goes into it isn’t worth the return. Porsche has been working on this, and has produced synthetic gasoline, but the most recent figure I heard is it costs about $40/gallon to produce.
I can imagine a day in the not-so-distant future where cars on public roads are all electric and self-driving, and driving gasoline internal combustion cars on closed courses will be a hobby for the rich. Much like horses now, which used to be the most prevalent form of transportation. From this perspective, it is clear why Porsche is investing in this, it’s not intended to be a solution for the masses, it will be for the rich enthusiasts in a post-gasoline world.
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