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We are lazy. The original Model T could run on ethanol (not perfect, but better than gasoline in many regards for pollution, and back then IDK if they would ha
by csharptwdec19 6y ago
We are lazy.
The original Model T could run on ethanol (not perfect, but better than gasoline in many regards for pollution, and back then IDK if they would have noticed) and Henry Ford was fond of the idea of biofuels; at the time I think he was fond of Potatoes for the purpose.
- ath92 6y agoI wouldn't attribute this to only laziness. At the time people weren't yet aware that burning fossil fuels would cause climate change. It's also pretty cheap to just pump fossil fuels out of the ground. On the other hand, people back then did know that fried potatoes taste quite good. And you can turn them into vodka too.
- MisterBastahrd 6y agoThe problem with biofuels derived from crops in that era is that people were actually starving to death on a regular basis.