Comments on: Is carbon fibre a solution to oil crisis? http://digitallife.co.in/is-carbon-fibre-a-solution-to-oil-crisis-carbon-fibre-oil-crisi/ Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: rohit http://digitallife.co.in/is-carbon-fibre-a-solution-to-oil-crisis-carbon-fibre-oil-crisi/comment-page-1/#comment-4500 rohit Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:03:56 +0000 http://digitallife.co.in/?p=379#comment-4500 I do agree with you but partially. Carbon fiber is made from oil or coal pitch, but its a one time usage or investment in producing it. We don't use oil again and again as we use in generating power for which oil is consumed indefinitely. It will be a good idea to use these carbon fiber built automobiles along with biofuel or electrically driven vehicles. After all our aim is produce eco friendly vehicles along with increased efficiency. I do agree with you but partially. Carbon fiber is made from oil or coal pitch, but its a one time usage or investment in producing it. We don’t use oil again and again as we use in generating power for which oil is consumed indefinitely. It will be a good idea to use these carbon fiber built automobiles along with biofuel or electrically driven vehicles. After all our aim is produce eco friendly vehicles along with increased efficiency.

]]> By: Paul http://digitallife.co.in/is-carbon-fibre-a-solution-to-oil-crisis-carbon-fibre-oil-crisi/comment-page-1/#comment-4491 Paul Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:21:52 +0000 http://digitallife.co.in/?p=379#comment-4491 Nice idea except for a couple of issues. Carbon fibre is essentially synthetic graphite made from oil or coal pitch. So while your reducing the weight of cars and hence their consumption of oil, you're increasinng the consumption of oil (or worse coal) to make these carbon fibres. In short, a zero sum game. Far better to develop innovative ways of producing biofuel and electrically driven vehicles. And I'm not talking about cutting down corn to make biofuels. There's a sea change coming in both biofuels and EV's and someday oil will be a quaint, faint memory. Along with all of the egregious CEO's that ran the oil companies. Can't happen soon enough. Nice idea except for a couple of issues. Carbon fibre is essentially synthetic graphite made from oil or coal pitch. So while your reducing the weight of cars and hence their consumption of oil, you’re increasinng the consumption of oil (or worse coal) to make these carbon fibres. In short, a zero sum game.

Far better to develop innovative ways of producing biofuel and electrically driven vehicles. And I’m not talking about cutting down corn to make biofuels. There’s a sea change coming in both biofuels and EV’s and someday oil will be a quaint, faint memory. Along with all of the egregious CEO’s that ran the oil companies. Can’t happen soon enough.

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