Cylinder count is not necessarily an indication of horsepower or fuel
consumption. Many trucks and busses are only 6 cylinders. My present 6
cylinder Diesel motor home can drink much more fuel than my previous 10
cylinder gasoline powered one.

I really don't believe in taxes as deterrents to fuel consumption but if
it most be done, simple taxes per gallon will reduce consumption through
both use and vehicle selection at purchase time. As for alternative fuels
such as E85 or Bio-Diesel, the only real advantage is the renewable
factor. I agree that most of the bio talk and ethanol is show.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
David Etter
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 4:13 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: OT E85 in our future?

Further to that, if you add in the gasoline/diesel consumed by
farmers in growing the ethanol and they have to make several passes
over the field, then you begin to see the crazy side of this
alternative fuel farce. To say nothing about driving up the cost of
corn for livestock and human consumption and they get incentives to
grow the corn. It's all about 'show'.
        If you tax vehicle buyers by the number of cylinders and give
a tax break to diesel fuels like they do in GB & Europe, then
consumption will drop significantly.
        Heck! In some locations in London they even pro-rate taxes
depending on cylinder count for parking in front of your own house.

                                        David (dsl82westy)
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>I'm a day late on the OT post but can't resist.  For those that are
waiting
>for the 'alternative fuels' read this:
>http://www.automotiverhythms.com/news/news70.php