Re: Brinks To Pay Fine For Emissions Violations

["Mark Leuck" <m..leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I think the report said that they no longer allow the import of any
> gasoline only powered cars. So eventually the entire country will go
> green within 15-20 years.
>
> Jim Rojas

They also burn a lot of the sugar cane to make it easier to harvest, doesn't
sound too green to me

>
>
> Robert L Bass wrote:
> >> We as a country should follow Brazil's example. I heard it is illegal
> >> to purchase any gasoline powered vehicle there now. Brazil now uses
> >> 100 percent biodiesel and ethanol powered vehicles.
> >
> > Brazil does use lots of ethanol fuel.  They make the alcohol from cane
> > sugar, which grows in huge quantities there.  However, most cars still
> > use regular gasoline.  My car can use gasoline or "gasohol" but my
> > motorcycle uses regular gas as do virtually all bikes in Brazil.
> >
> > Speaking of bikes, a few days ago as I was riding home from Pelourinho
> > (the historical district) I heard met someone riding a Harley.  They're
> > very rare in Brazil.  It was the first one I'd seen there.  As we waited
> > for a light he nodded and I asked in Portuguese where he was from.
> >
> > He said, "New Jersey."  :^)
> >
>
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