Yeah, that part was just "offal" :)

Although certainly no more harmful than a tanker full of crude oil, I did
wonder what the environmental impact of shipping is ... Not to mention the
environmental risk of that ship failing at sea.

What astounded me was that Sweden as a nation had pledged to replace
something like 2% (or was it 3%) of oil usage with alternative fuel sources
by the end of next year, compared to 0.2% by the UK. Shameful!

The figure of something like 5.75% by then end of 2007 was also cited and
the programme noted that kommunes such as Lidköping had already achieved
that target.

The reporter driving the E85 powered 9-5 gave, what I thought was, an
underwhelming report. He said it was "nice to drive", which gave the
impression that it was still sub-petrol feeling/performance. Perhaps he
meant there was no difference, or no degraded performance, but it dodn't
come across that way. SAAB found that a standard 150 BHP 9-5 when fuelled
with E85 returned 180 BHP and better fuel economy in both urban and
extra-urban conditions. The urban condition is the clincher, since that's
where pollution is most concentrated.

That the Bio-power 9-5 comes on sale here in the UK next year was also not
mentioned, nor was it clarified that the Bio-power 9-5 will run on 100%
petrol through to 15% (85% ethanol) without issue. Not a great job of
clearing up the FUD surrounding alternative fuel sources, IMO, but an
interesting and shaming documentary (for some nations) nevertheless.

Paul

1989 900 Turbo S
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