Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2011

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company has filed a US patent application (# 20100326387 , published 30 December 2010) on methods using a wide range of fuel-alcohol blends to expand the operating envelope of engines operating in advanced combustion modes.

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Alcohol Blend Fuel Range Exhaust 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2014

The alternative fuel types to be addressed under this FOA are specified by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and are: Methanol, ethanol, and other alcohols. Blends of 85% or more of alcohol with gasoline. Natural gas and liquid fuels domestically produced from natural gas. Liquefied petroleum gas (propane). Electricity.

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Alcohol Blend Alternative Fuels Fuel Vehicles 240

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2014

This includes training for technicians and service personnel that will be operating and maintaining AFVs, and the associated fueling/re-charging infrastructure and service facilities, as well as tow-truck operators and automotive salvage/recycling operators that are dealing with wrecked vehicles and equipment end-of-life processes.

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Alternative Fuels Alcohol Blend Fuel Vehicles 231

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

Alcohol and gasoline-alcohol blends also offer efficiency benefits independent of their octane value. Most regular-grade gasoline in the US is sold with a minimum octane rating of 87 AKI, corresponding to approximately 91−92 RON. Premium-grade gasoline is listed as 91−93 AKI minimum, corresponding to 96−98 RON.

Engine 150

Engine Fuel GM Ford 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand.

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Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

A control module determines mechanical and electrical power demands in respond to driver input and a state of charge of the electrical energy storage device. Fuels can include gasoline blends, and alcohol blended hydrocarbon fuel grades. Ethanol blended hydrocarbon fuels can include higher ethanol blends (e.g.

Extended Range 400

Extended Range Plug-in Engine GM 400