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Europe Looks Beyond Ethanol
By Mr Ethanol | April 30, 2007
Continental carmakers are testing a variety of biofuel alternatives as well as engine technologies that reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.
Spiegel.de:
Spurred by American automakers and the farm lobby, U.S. President George W. Bush is betting big on ethanol as a green additive to gasoline that can help make America more energy-independent. But most European automakers and politicians are far less convinced that ethanol made from corn is the best green fuel choice. “Cars that run on ethanol are more of a marketing gimmick,” says Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Center for Automotive Research in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
No doubt, green autos are hot in Europe. And not everybody is turning up their noses at ethanol: Sweden, for instance, heavily subsidizes ethanol fuel and cars, and some 80 percent of Saab’s sales in Sweden are models that run on a mix of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, known as E85.
But to develop cleaner-burning cars, most of Europe is going beyond ethanol, experimenting with a variety of biofuels, including biodiesel (diesel made from plants, oils, or fats), biomass, and hydrogen-as well as compressed natural gas and engine technologies that reduce harmful carbon-dioxide emissions. That varied approach, analysts say, could hand Europeans a competitive edge in developing greener cars and fuels.
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