EU ENCOURAGES ETHANOL VEHICLE PRODUCTION
October 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN, in London
AN ethanol-powered vehicle was driven 2,885 kilometres (1,792 miles) on one litre (just over a quarter gallon) of fuel in southern France this summer, sparking off renewed interest in ethanol as an alternative to gasoline in Europe. The prototype vehicle, built by French students, and winner of the Shell Eco-Marathon contest, has been hailed by the European Commission as illustrating the importance of transport in increasing automobile efficiency and saving energy.
But the achievement sharply belies the fact that, unlike the picture ...
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