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Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

Green Car Congress

OME1 is made from methanol on a commercial scale and has a cetane number of 38; it can be mixed with additives to produce OME1a diesel fuel (CN 48).). The growth of the world’s population is putting ever-increasing demands on energy and especially fossil fuels.

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Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

Cars That Think

Because that’s really the comparison that you care about.”. The changes might nudge the RFS away from corn and oil: Car charging companies and power plant biogas suppliers might become eligible, too. It wouldn’t be this administration’s first attempt at boosting electric vehicles. says Nunes.

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