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Darren
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Someone posted this on a biofuels mail group of which I'm a member.

Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 15:17:59 +0200
>>>
>>>Dear Mr. ******
>>>
>>>thank you for your mail. Which country do you come from?
>>>
>>>Until July we will go in for some in-house testdrives and after that we
>>>will offer personalized test drives to prove the power and elegance of
>>>the NEANDER to yourself. Prospective we will offer testdrives in Germany
>>>and in the South of Spain.
>>>
>>>As soon as the NEANDER can hit the starting line, we will make contact to
>>>discuss further developments. Until then, we will be happy to answer any
>>>questions you may have.
>>>
>>>If you send me your address I could send you the NEANDER broshure to to
>>>run over the pages in the meantime ...
>>>
>>>All the best
>>>
>>>Miri Bock



AND


Dear ********,
>
>we are planning to come to market in the USA in 2009.
>Before this point of time you will have the chance to see the bike in
>Europe on events and fairs and in the context of the testdrives.
>
>Regarding biodiesel:
>Neander engines don't differ from actual modern diesel engines - regarding
>basic combustion operations inside. Therefore the general qualification of
>a Neander engine for biodiesel is state-of-the-art.
>The use of pure biodiesel might be possible but would not really be
>suitable, as the influences of temperature need considerable effort for
>cold environments / winter times.
>An admixing of approx 30% would be an appropriate compromise, as far as we
>are concerned.
>However, at the moment we lack in fundamental and reliable statements as
>our tests with biodiesel admixing will only be started at end of this year.
>
>Best regards
>
>Miri Bock
Enfield Bullet with Hatz IB30
See my sites for veg oil fuel info
www.vegburner.co.uk
www.wiki.obed.org.uk - Open Biofuel Engine Development wiki
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Cheers for that Darren :) Problem with the Neander is the cost. Last I heard it was up for E68,500. :shock: A rich man's toy :?:
Stuart. M1030M1, Honda NC700S, Grom!, Toyota Corolla 1.4 Turbo Diesel. Favouring MPG over MPH.
Darren
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Post by Darren »

ill have 5 then????
Enfield Bullet with Hatz IB30
See my sites for veg oil fuel info
www.vegburner.co.uk
www.wiki.obed.org.uk - Open Biofuel Engine Development wiki
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