The price of crude oil is inching closer to the $150-mark. The fuel price hike is already burning a big hole in the common man’s pockets. Some alternatives being tried to lessen the dependence on fossil fuels are battery-operated vehicles, fuel developed from sugarcane and Jatropha.
With oil now unbelievably expensive, perhaps it’s time to turn heavenward.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/oils-not-well-dont-worry-sunny-days-ahead/68343-11.html
Jatropha has the potential to cut down 80% of vehicular carbon emissions.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/common-weed-may-become-fuel-of-future/68302-11.html
Sugarcane waste or molasses are being used to extract ethanol for bio-fuel.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/does-sugarcane-have-enough-juice-to-power-indias-fleet/68243-11.html
But is the average consumer ready to accept this form of fuel to cook?
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/alternate-fuel-poop-power-fuels-idli-joint-in-puducherry/68178-3.html
Don't have money to tank-up that gas guzzling Sedan – may be it’s time to switch to something smaller, something that dosen't run on fuel.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/heres-an-economically-charged-option-to-drive-in/68077-11.html
The crude reality is that demand for fuel is set to double by 2050.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hybrid-cars-indias-answer-to-the-oil-crisis/68011-11.html
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