The 20hp Model T engine was designed to run on Ethanol, Kerosene and Gasoline. Ethanol lost out to gasoline as the fuel of choice.
The United States Numbered Highway System was formed in November 11, 1926.
The Volstead Act was enacted in October 28, 1919 and January 16, 1920.
The Model T was produced from 1908 through 1927.
I've always wondered how much the prohibition of Ethanol affected the use of Ethanol as a fuel. Just imagine if Ethanol became the primary fuel of automobiles in the United States of America?
Ethanol as a fuel
Crude Oil prices(1992-2016)
I was also surprised to learn that in the USA the United States government subsidizes gasoline to the tune of almost Six Hundred Billion dollars.(US$600,000,000,000)
United States citizens pay both Federal and State fuel taxes at about 12% total.
The price of fuel in Europe is more than double when compared to the USA. 2000-2005 was about 1 Euro per liter )about US$1.42/L or $5.40/US gallon) while the United States' fuel price was roughly $1.50/gal or $0.40/L.
As of March 2013, the average price for 87 octane gasoline was $3.22 a US gallon (85¢/L).
As of 2015 the USA consumes on average 19.4 million barrels per day. 1 barrel of oil is 42 US gallons, 36 Canadian gallons, or 159 liters.
In 2011 United States motorists travelled 500,000miles (800,000 kilometers) per day and we expected to drive 8.158 billion miles (1.3129×1010 km or 13,129,000,000 kms) in 2012.
This all averages out to 33 miles (53 km) per vehicle per day. Consume 1.49 US gallons (5.6 L) of gasoline per day, or about 10.44 US gallons (39.5 L) per week.
United States citizens and North Americans in general, really enjoy their driving. IMO there are very few better experiences than starting up a V8 engine, and going for a drive. The sounds, the sights and the smells(there's nothing like the smell of high octane fuels in the morning) and the freedom of driving is tough to beat for the layman like myself. Owning and modifying your vehicle allows us to express our artistic side, while exercising our technical/mechanical side and even allowing for our competitive nature during "supervised acceleration trails".
Its the world of Hotrodding in general, and it is all powered by FUEL. Even the electric cars trace their power back to the oldest fuel of them all, Coal.
peace
Hog
The United States Numbered Highway System was formed in November 11, 1926.
The Volstead Act was enacted in October 28, 1919 and January 16, 1920.
The Model T was produced from 1908 through 1927.
I've always wondered how much the prohibition of Ethanol affected the use of Ethanol as a fuel. Just imagine if Ethanol became the primary fuel of automobiles in the United States of America?
Ethanol as a fuel
Crude Oil prices(1992-2016)
I was also surprised to learn that in the USA the United States government subsidizes gasoline to the tune of almost Six Hundred Billion dollars.(US$600,000,000,000)
United States citizens pay both Federal and State fuel taxes at about 12% total.
The price of fuel in Europe is more than double when compared to the USA. 2000-2005 was about 1 Euro per liter )about US$1.42/L or $5.40/US gallon) while the United States' fuel price was roughly $1.50/gal or $0.40/L.
As of March 2013, the average price for 87 octane gasoline was $3.22 a US gallon (85¢/L).
As of 2015 the USA consumes on average 19.4 million barrels per day. 1 barrel of oil is 42 US gallons, 36 Canadian gallons, or 159 liters.
In 2011 United States motorists travelled 500,000miles (800,000 kilometers) per day and we expected to drive 8.158 billion miles (1.3129×1010 km or 13,129,000,000 kms) in 2012.
This all averages out to 33 miles (53 km) per vehicle per day. Consume 1.49 US gallons (5.6 L) of gasoline per day, or about 10.44 US gallons (39.5 L) per week.
United States citizens and North Americans in general, really enjoy their driving. IMO there are very few better experiences than starting up a V8 engine, and going for a drive. The sounds, the sights and the smells(there's nothing like the smell of high octane fuels in the morning) and the freedom of driving is tough to beat for the layman like myself. Owning and modifying your vehicle allows us to express our artistic side, while exercising our technical/mechanical side and even allowing for our competitive nature during "supervised acceleration trails".
Its the world of Hotrodding in general, and it is all powered by FUEL. Even the electric cars trace their power back to the oldest fuel of them all, Coal.
peace
Hog