#e-fuel

In the recent study conducted by Audi, the German automaker proves that their synthetically-produced E-Fuel is at par, if not better than conventional bioethanol and biodiesel in terms of CO² emission and cleaner combustion. Audi has started collaborating with US-based biotech firm Joule Unlimited in developing their E-Fuel back in 2011. This alone puts Audi’s e-Fuel a notch above biofuels which are little more costly to produce. But not only is the e-Fuel is a more sustainable alternative, it’s also proven to have lesser CO² footprint compared to petroleum diesel because it doesn’t contain aromatics or sulfur. All that’s left for Audi and Joule now is to refine the process of extracting the e-Fuel from the water where the microorganism thrives. After that, the e-Fuel should be well underway for mass production which, according to Audi, should take place “within the next five years”. Read more in our articles including "Audi claims their e-Fuel outperforms gas, diesel" and "The Philippines may experience an oil supply shortage soon".