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Eeyore

wrote:

Biodiesel is just replacing one type of emission with another - and it
takes a lot of power to harvest/process the stuff. For these types of
purposes, there is an ancient form of power, called human power.
Imagine having a utility bicycle/tricycle on board with appropriate
gearing. ALthough maybe in certain situations probably a bit slower,
it is probably overall faster with no tuning, centrifugal clutches to
maintain, fueling, finding fuel - someone mentioned cruising in far off
places needing to go get batteries. Are you carrying a large tank of
biodiesel on your intercontinental cruises? I reckon a good utility
bicycle would be lighter, easier to stow on board, cleaner, cheaper,
less time consuming, and 98% as useful. Sounds like a good tradeoff to
me.

No it doesn't.

Graham