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Alternative Automotive Fuels Report 2011
SupplierBusiness, July 2011, Pages: 80
This report looks at the factors currently driving the market for alternative fuels and examines regional policies and usage data. Futhermore, the report considers the biofuel debate, and looks at the use of advanced biofuels in non-oil and non-food feedstocks.
The report also provides a review of the main types of alternative automotive fuels including ethanol, butanol, biodiesel, HDRD, DME, Natural Gas, FT Diesel, Hydrogen and fuel blends.
Background to this Research
Proven oil reserves are growing, but at today s rate of consumption BP¡¯s figures suggest that we will run out of oil before 2050 unless new sources or alternatives are brought on stream, or consumption is reduced. And of course it is BP s view that these new sources of oil will be found, but just in case, along with other major corporations BP is also investing in alternatives and ways of reducing consumption.
One response by the automotive sector has been the development of alternative fuel vehicles based on electricity ¨C EVs and HEVs are now available from all major OEMs. But electricity alone cannot meet all the world s upcoming energy requirements for transport. Indeed a consensus is emerging among leading automotive businesses that electric vehicles alone can never fulfil the everyday driver¡¯s requirement for all types of journeys. Liquid fuel of some kind, or a sustainable alternative, will be required for long ©\range sustainable mobility.
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