The only local, end-user incentive for CNG was the price. This is not so good right now according to a colleague of mine who had his Honda converted some few years earlier. That's about it.NCD22 wrote:Have asked around and no one seems to know much about it which is surprising because as much as the locals bitch and moan about the haze, the majority still drive plain old gas guzzling cars and aspire to own even worse polluters such as Ferrari's and such. I would have thought that Sing would go bio/natural just as a matter of principle.
That is simply not correct. Most naturally aspirated gasoline engines have compression ratios in the area of 7.5 or 8 to 1, with 10 to 1 about the maximum. Diesel engines average about a 17 to 1 compression ratio. Attempting to increase compression by this degree (and I don't think you could do it) would result in fractured rods, holes punched in pistons, blown head gaskets, and bent crankshafts. Broken rods and pistons are a common result of adding an aftermarket turbo charger, boosting only a couple of psi.NCD22 wrote:@ Strong Eagle: Yes, well aware of the constraints of switching to bio diesel, it is possible with older vehicles, but if there is no ready source of it in Sing, then not useful.
Irony ...NCD22 wrote: as much as the locals bitch and moan about the haze, the majority still drive plain old gas guzzling cars and aspire to own even worse polluters such as Ferrari's and such.
And those two cycle motorbike whizzers... put out 30 times as much pollution as a full size car.sundaymorningstaple wrote:Considering the amount of unburned hydrocarbons emitted daily here by cars puttering along on the expressways and half of the posted speed limits, nobody should complain about a little haze unless they are using public transport.
Technically the 2 stroke bikes... not the 4 stroke bikes ...Strong Eagle wrote: And those two cycle motorbike whizzers... put out 30 times as much pollution as a full size car.
American vs British Englishsundaymorningstaple wrote:That's what he said, squirrel. You been on the parrot juice again?
You do know what two cycle means, don't you? You also remember he used to drive a Valk here? I think he knows the diff.
Is the haze (typical observed levels) having any negative impact to the natural environment? I would expects the effects to be pretty positive.ecureilx wrote:Irony ...NCD22 wrote: as much as the locals bitch and moan about the haze, the majority still drive plain old gas guzzling cars and aspire to own even worse polluters such as Ferrari's and such.
The haze here is caused by land clearing for palm plantations .. palm that's used for Bio Diesel ....
Unless you thought the haze here is self inflicted ..
Except for the fact that the haze is a result of burning down millions of acres of native rain forest, with attendant displacement of native fauna. In it's place will be planted palm oil trees, millions of them, five to six years waiting for harvest, then about 20 harvestable years before they stop producing. Leave them to rot or set them on fire because the land on which rain forest grows is very low nutrient and depleted and left to waste after the palm oil plantation goes away.x9200 wrote:Is the haze (typical observed levels) having any negative impact to the natural environment? I would expects the effects to be pretty positive.
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