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Re:UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric del... by tequila_shot on Thursday February 22, 2018 @01:18PM (#16439852)
how is gas green?
Re:UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric del... by epicureanideal on Thursday February 22, 2018 @01:27PM (#16439953)
Maybe they meant natural gas (actual gas) rather than the liquid fuel we call "gas" as short for "gasoline".
Re:UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric del... by fastbeef on Thursday February 22, 2018 @01:31PM (#16440002)
Biogas can be generated by fermenting sewage. All buses in Stockholm run on it, it burns extremely clean and is carbon-neutral since it utilizes carbon already in the present carbon cycle.
Re:UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric del... by devy on Thursday February 22, 2018 @02:05PM (#16440380)
All yeast strains produce some amount of hydrogen sulfide during fermentation as a by-product of sulfate processing. [1]

You can barely call that biogas "burns extremely clean" with hydrogen sulfide in them, can you?

[1]: https://beerandbrewing.com/off-flavor-of-the-week-sulfur/

Re:UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric del... by fastbeef on Thursday February 22, 2018 @04:42PM (#16441684)
Sorry, bad choice words. The work is not done by a yeast so perhaps it’s not technically fermenting. The work is done by a type of bacteria called archea. As far as I know the only byproduct Upon burning biogas is CO2 and water vapor.
Re:UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric del... by Spooky23 on Thursday February 22, 2018 @01:25PM (#16439929)
Low emissions.

The alternative IC engine is typically diesel and spews lots of carcinogenic particles and compounds.

Re:UPS is working on a fleet of 50 custom-built electric del... by the-dude on Thursday February 22, 2018 @01:27PM (#16439951)
You may have a point. It burns cleaner ( liquified natural gas ).