Automotive Articles - New elements in the use of fuel
Future car development is driven by engine efficiently and comfort improvement.
The efficiency of converting energy in fuel to kinetic energy determents the cost of travelling for a car. Diesel engines often produce greater fuel efficiency than petrol (gasoline) engines: 50% of all cars sold in the EU are now diesel vehicles.
Alternative fuel used by combustion engine or fuel cell does not rely on the finite reserves of fossil fuels
Methanol has been used as a racing fuel in the US since 1927, because it offered an octane rating of around 114 when the gasoline of the day was only capable of 60 or so. But methanol also has a lower energy density than gasoline, requiring almost twice the volume to feed the same size engine.
Biofuel/ Bioheat is a term use to describe a heating oil blended most commonly with refined soybean oils.
Biodiesel is oil that has been refined in a chemical process called transesterification that removes the glycerine from the oil.
The powertrain delivers new levels in car performance and economy. The engine is controlled by a computer.
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