Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2019

All the top-performing blendstocks showed potential to be produced at a competitive cost. Six of these blendstocks had the fewest significant practical barriers to adoption and use: di-isobutylene; ethanol; isobutanol; n-propanol; isopropanol; and a fusel alcohol blend.

Engine 207

Engine Alcohol Blend Idaho Davis 207

Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2019

While fuel economy ratings of today’s cars significantly outstrip those of just a decade ago, cost-effective efficiency improvements remain limited by existing engine designs and fuel formulas.

Alcohol Blend 170

Alcohol Blend Fuel Economy Engine Fuel 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

At the 2015 SAE World Congress, researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology presented a paper evaluating regulated emissions, carbonyl compounds and particulate matter from a China-5 certified gasoline/methanol dual-fuel vehicle over the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC). However, the testing showed a “remarkable” decrease of 65.6%

Renewable 150

Renewable Carbon Water Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2015

Alcohol and gasoline-alcohol blends also offer efficiency benefits independent of their octane value. For example, a recent study showed that a transition to higher-RON (98 RON) gasoline in the US with LDVs optimized for the fuel could yield significant net reductions in GHG emissions and a net cost savings.

Engine 150

Engine Fuel GM Ford 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

However, since the cost of the hydrous ethanol is significantly lower, hydrous ethanol will provide a lower cost per mile travelled, assuming the processing cost savings is passed on to the consumer. d) further provides for alcohol blends as follows: Special provisions for alcohol blends. (1)

Transportation 317

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317