Biofuel and The Racing Industry

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The billion dollar racing industry uses high-octane fossil fuels for competition. Lately, ecologists and governments have begun to highlight the need for the racing industry to switch from high-octane fuels to biofuels. The concern for preserving diesel fuels stems from its non-renewal in nature; however, the racing industry should not be forced to use biofuels because of three primary reasons – performance, cost effectiveness and high infrastructure expenditure.

The ecologists are of the opinion that the racing industry is an unnecessary burden for the society, that it does not serve any purpose. But the fact is that the racing industry is just like any other industry that is driven by diesel fuels like car manufacturing and airplane development. If these two consumer goods are considered an important part of human technological innovation, there is no need to sideline the racing industry. On the basis of this, we can also say that using biofuels for racing is preposterous because the biofuels cannot give the thrust that the racing cars need in order to compete. Biofuels are not of high-octane in nature; diesel fuels are. Biofuel cannot be characterized as an energy rich fuel. Using biofuel instead of diesel fuel will negatively impact the performance of racing cars, leading to heavy losses for the racing industry (The Royal Society 08).

Secondly, the use of biofuels is not a cost effective option as they are more expensive than fossil fuels. According to the County Commissions of the US Department of Agriculture and North Dakota State University, there are around seven biodiesel producers in the US. Biodiesel is the mix of biofuel and diesel in 20:80 ratio, which means that the cost of biodiesel will be around 20$ more ...

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...ness. In any scenario, there is no need to use force upon racing industries to use biofuels.

Works Cited:

David, Suzuki. “Carbon Offsets Are One of Many Solutions Needed for Global Warming.” Current Controversies: Carbon Offsets. Ed. Debra A. Miller. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Print.

FAO: State of the World's Forests. Rome: Food and Agriculture Office of the United Nations; 2007. Print.

John, Davis. “NASCAR Eyes Biofuels”. Domestic fuel 1.1,2009. Web. 6 December. 2011.

Greg, Pahl. Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy. Vermont: Chelsea Green Publishers, 2005. Print.

Stern, N. The Economics of Climate Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2007. Print.

The Royal Society: Sustainable Biofuels: Prospects and Challenges. London: The Royal Society, 2008. Print.

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