With most of the world staying home and cutting costs, it’s been no new pony trick to adapt to the environs and adjust to the outside world. And in a world where carbon emissions are no laughing matter, three companies are stepping up to the proverbial plate and contributing to a very realistic grey zone between gasoline and electric vehicles.
According to a report from MotoPinas, Bosch and Volkswagon have joined forces with Shell to create a new low-carbon “blue” fuel that is made from 33% renewable ingredients from biomass-based naphtha and ethanol – two ingredients that have been certified by the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system as sustainable.
When introduced to any compatible vehicle, this gasoline will ensure a reduction of 20% carbon emissions per kilometer driven. That’s a huge difference compared to today’s fossil fuel fleet, and the future is nearer than it seems.
GreenCarCongress also highlighted the importance of a fuel that has longer storage time. Sebastian Willmann, head of Internal Combustion Engine Development at Volkswagen, made the following statement:
“Blue Gasoline is another building block in the effective reduction of CO₂ emissions from the vehicle fleet. Blue Gasoline’s high storage stability makes the fuel particularly suitable for use in plug-in hybrid vehicles. In the future, the expansion of the charging infrastructure and larger batteries will mean that these vehicles predominantly run on electrical power, and thus that fuel may remain in the fuel tank for longer periods of time.”
Volkswagon has been using the dubbed “Blue Gasoline” to test proficiency in a group of Golf 1.5 TSI hatchbacks, and the results are stunning. If driven 100,000 miles in one year, 1000 of these cars will have contributed to 230 LESS metric tons of CO₂ in our air. That’s a hefty difference and something that many have decided is worth investing in.
Word is that the first country to reap the benefits of the Blue Gasoline will be the Philippines, where fuel-injected motorcycles will also benefit from the low-carbon bliss of a clean future.
Source: MotorbikeWriter.com