with which together with the new fuel mix the government would save as much as 40 percent on the country’s fuel bill, the official said the government said on its Web site.

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Dominican Today needs to look into this report, as stated above 40% saving ?

Ethanol mix 10/15 % possible with one US gallon measurement. Added the cost of ethanol in that proportion, so, how DR government concludes that will save 40%, unless some idiot its adding at least 60%- 1 gl ratio.

LOL

I believe in the USA ethanol comes from corn which is produced by private farms. DR might be producing ethanol from sugarcane which if I'm not mistaken has a better output.
If you put common sense and remember that most of the sugarcane used is owned by the government you should deduce that most of the profit is not been swallowed by a middleman.

I think they should go a step further and use solar energy!

Edward, that's true. DR needs to step up and make use of solar and wind energy. There is a lot of potential for both. We all know that the hot sun in DR potent and powerful to deliver much needed energy. The wind is also known to provide constant energy.

hmmm: lets see. gas pumps dispensing ethanol mixes in order to save on the petroleum bill. i hope that we have enough flex fuel vehicles in the country to make this venture feasible.normal cars cannot run on e85: the plastics, rubber seals and corrosion protection of the fuel system are not designed for such use. also, the ecm computer cannot adequately map the fuel mixture. there are no manufacturers i know of who make retro fit kits. also, we need to know the cost per gallon of ethanol. the e85 blend gives less mileage and less horsepower than straight gasoline, so more gallons are used per trip. the numbers need to be properly crunched, and the public has to be educated on this subject, or we will have a steady stream of cars in the repair shops

"and the public has to be educated on this subject, or we will have a steady stream of cars in the repair shops"

Absolutely... Carburated 2 strokes engines are particularly allergic to ethanol blend...Motoconchos beware

Dreadlocks, you seem to have done your homework on the subject... A+ for you

thank you, Mangil. it would be nicer if you were saying that about some of our functionaries and political hustlers. have a nice day.

Now all we need is "smart AMET"...

how about smart politicians, Maldito? after all, now that the political silly season is in full flight, we keep hearing these mind-numbing idiotic releases from the government. it is sad when people rely upon the ignorance of the general public for personal gain. to make such a silly remark is shameless. it is just like the release that said we would have 60 natural gas filling stations in the capital within sixty days.(which was more than sixty days ago, incidentally).to the best of my knowledge, we do not have too many cars which run on natural gas. propane,yes: natural gas,no.

Back in 2001, I saw solar panels installed on the roof of a cabin in the campo "La Charca de Maria Nova" which belongs to San Juan De la Maguana. I was amazed to see that.. Very clever on their part. Don’t know who was responsible.

Back in 2001 that would have been and NGO that installed that. Maybe one of the two catholic community development organizations or SurFuturo but my money is on FUDECO.

someone should stick a hose in their offices and suck out the gas in there and mix it.... high octane

comment two smart lites for uneducated drivers....maybe a little money for education should be in the mix

What we need is to have some of the people (light runners) to OBAY the lights and we can save on hospitalization! and as the fuel mixtuer goes we just have to wait to see how it works for the people; however I do not see any cut at the pumps comming for them.

actually, ceworld, light runners are one of the main reasons why there are traffic jams. synchronized lights work only if people operate their vehicles within prescribed speeds.when some knucklehead runs a light he or she disrupts the sequencing , resulting in catastrophic traffic breakdown. no amount of smart lights will work when people behave with indiscipline. that is probably what MalditoGringo means when he says we need smart AMET. am i interpreting you correctly, senor Maldito?

no amount of smart lights will work when people behave with indiscipline. that

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Agreed dread although the "SmartAmet" comment was really just picking fun. I try and remind myself that most Dominican drivers have less than 10 years of actual driving experience. I started driving when I was 14 years old, most Dominicans started driving when their family got enough credit to buy a car. I like to think that it is just that collective inexperience that causes the problems.

I have to admit however that there is a nagging doubt in my mind that I try to suppress because the thought of it is too horrible to imagine. Maybe it is not a lack of experience but rather lack of capacity to anticipate & project outcomes. What is scary is that the types of errors people make on the roads here seem to reflect the types of errors that they make in other things, like project planning. I worry that there are developmental issues with concepts like cause and effect, projecting results etc. Why don't they see the street, and government like they see a dominoes game; interdependency

MalditoGringo, with the risk of sounding overly genuflective, i must confess that i am awed by your analytical style and could read your work forever. it did not even cross my mind to wrap this problem around the notion of chronological inexperience. now that you have introduced that issue as a reason for automotive incompetence, how about the fact that so many motorists actually buy their licenses? one of the traits some of us have noted and commented on is the inability of certain segments of the population to attain a state of maturity. 50 year old people behave as though they were in a state of protracted adolescence. that is why some people will move into the apartment next door and make incessant and unbearable noise all hours of the night, without a care for the neighbors. some declare that it is selfishness: i beg to differ. i see it as an infantile inability to contemplate the consequences of their actions. it is not unlike those who gratuitously drive the wrong way

on one way streets, run red lights, stop in the middle of traffic to engage in a stirring conversation while traffic builds behind them, and other such aberrant displays. these are functions of immaturity, plain and simple. and it is aggravated by the lack of any good example from on high, since the wealthy and powerful, whom one would assume should know better, are just as guilty, secure in the knowledge that they own the country and cannot be challenged. there is a certain proclivity to haste on the roadways which seems to defy reason, since when the destination is arrived at, the motorist generally does not do anything reminiscent of an emergency. but then again, driving a car is like a child's game, and a race is always good fun! the consequences are never pondered, because all things are seen in the immediate present, and the future is an abstraction. that is all part of the syndrome in which a person given 5000 pesos on payday is broke by morning.

he will head off to the local rancho tipico type establishment, get himself ossified on liquor, dance till morning and exhaust every penny. tomorrow he will be interviewing with the local loanshark for a bridge loan. i don't understand these phenomena: time to bring in a more powerful mind than mine to explain them!

Another brother with a "SILKY" idea, way of addresing the JUngle.

Not so much jungle as playpen...

sorry; dread is right.

there you go again, Maldito, clearing it up in one short sentence. it is not as though there is a malignant, ravenous jungle state in existence: it is more like kids playing in a sandbox.

I believe its better to reinstate the "Casco Negros" force and let them manage the traffic, that will be much better.

Thats the only time I remember DR life was at peace !!