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Who makes the best Alternative fuels automobile?

anything diesel...you can take used restaurant cooking oil strain all the junk out and then put it right in the tank...and the really cool thing is that its free...restaurants only want it hauled off.

I would say E85 ethanol, because it will be alot cheaper. Will not require digging into the earth just for nothing. Ethanol starts at around $1.70 a gallon. That is very very very cheap compared to gasoline , thus gas prices are going down. My favorite about E85 ethanol is that it produces up to 68% less heat trapping gas (CO2/carbon dioxide) and since it is corn based, it can fuel cars year round, yet corn is very very very common.

Diesel is the way to go. E85 is a Bush scam. It takes more energy to make E85 then it produces. Also, E85 cars get 25% worse mileage so the real price of E85 is higher then gasoline.

I vote electric. Any fuel can be converted into electricity, and electric motors are far more efficient than internal combustion engines, therefore an electric car is the most efficient way to utilize any fuel.*This applies especially to the transportation of the fuel. The electric car is the only auto that refuels by wire. Sending electricity over the power grid is 95% efficient. Other fuels must be transported by truck, barge, or pipeline, all of which have much lower efficiencies.*These efficiencies are confirmed by marketplace prices. most electric vehicles burn electricity at the rate of 1 cent per mile, far cheaper than any other fuel. *The mass-market EV has been held back by battery technology, but research is finally giving us breakthroughs to solve this problem. Here are some electric cars in development right now. Some may be available as soon as next year:*From Europe: The Electric Mini - does 150 mph!http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006...d_mini.phpFrom China: The Happy Messenger - only costs $10000, goes 150 miles per charge:http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005..._comp.htmlAlso from China: the BYD car, designed to be affordable, with a 250-mile range:http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...leId=106930The GEO EV, from Korea. It goes 155 miles on a three hour charge:http://joongangdaily.joins.com/20050...09062.htmlAlso from Korea. The ENERGINE Electric-Pneumatic hybrid.It runs on air and electricity. No gasoline:http://www.energine.com/e_main.phpFrom Japan. The Subaru R1E. Charges to 90% in 5 minutes, costs under $18000:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8995780Also from Japan. The Mitsubishi Colt EV, with advanced lithium-ion batteries:http://media.mitsubishi-motors.com/p...ail1269.htmlAn imported Chinese car, hopefully to be available here in the US:http://www.milesautomotive.com/products_xs200.html*As for the expense, no problem. As long as you don't need the llatest technology, there are affordable electric cars around. Look at this guy - he makes new EVs out of old 1980's cars. His prices start under $5000:*http://grassrootsev.com/convert.htm*