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Using alcohole fuel would have been a very reasonable solution, specially if you care about air quality amd not carbon. China is using 100% methanol and other
by nickik 8y ago
Using alcohole fuel would have been a very reasonable solution, specially if you care about air quality amd not carbon.
China is using 100% methanol and other lesser methanol fuel that are produced from coal. But in other places you could use gas.
This would also be faster then full electrification. The US missed out massivly. The gas boom could have lead to very cheap and relativly clean fuel.
It would also be great to have that infrastructure because you can also do fuel cells with the same infrastructure.
- jakewins 8y agoSource for this? My understanding is that there is solid full-life-cycle analysis showing CO2 reduction from ethanol (35% lower on average), but a total mixed bag when it comes to hydrocarbons and various other air pollutants - some better, some worse: https://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/flexible_fuel_emissions.html https://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/flexible_fuel_emissions...
- nickik 8y agoEthanol is a different matter again. I was talking about methanol produced by fossil fuels. With these fuel it very much depends on a lot of factors. However a overall police towards use of fuel alcohol would overall be very benefical. Both in terms of emission and in terms of price competition.