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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

Nunes says it’s currently unclear whether federal government action via a fuel standard would be more effective than direct investment. How much cleaner are electric vehicles relative to internal combustion engines that are powered by fuels that fall under the RFS?” Because that’s really the comparison that you care about.”.

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