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Vehicle and engine manufacturers publish new biofuel guidelines

Global automobile and engine producers have developped recommendations for ethanol and biodiesel when blended with gasoline and diesel fuel.

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ACEA European Oil Sequences 2008

The ACEA European Oil Sequences 2008 define the minimum quality level of Service-fill Oils that ACEA members demand for using these oils in their vehicles.

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What will the fuel of the future be?

With conventional fuels running out and the need to promote renewable energy use, it is clear that motor fuels will change in the near-term.

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Biofuels are essential in overall approach to reduce CO2 emissions

Biofuels remain essential for reducing CO2 emissions today, with the right sustainability criteria and robust technical standards applied.

• ACEA biofuel statement
• ACEA FAQ on biofuels
• ACEA Dossier on CO2 emissions

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ACEA biofuel statement

Biofuels are foreseen to be a necessary part of the EU's renewable energy strategy that is presently being debated in Brussels as a means to reduce CO2 emissions and ease concerns on security of supply.

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Can electricity or electrical energy be considered a fuel?

Electric vehicles are looking at a brighter future ahead than thought not long ago. Both improved batteries and fuel cells offer solutions.

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Is the diesel of today a 'clean' fuel?

Pollutant and particulate matter emissions of modern diesel cars are at extremely low levels.

• What are the main differences between diesel and petrol?

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Diesel market highly developed in Europe

More than half (53%) of new cars in the EU are sold with a diesel engine. This strongly contrasts with less developed diesel markets elsewhere on the globe.

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Fuel quality is extremely important

EU legislation clearly recognises the link between engine emissions, overall engine performance and fuel quality – for good reasons.

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Fuels should be ‘fit for purpose’

Cars and trucks are innovative and complex products and they need market fuels that are ‘fit for purpose’; fuels that provide the desired performance, help reduce emissions (tailpipe gaseous and particle emissions and evaporative emission from the fuelling system), help keep engines running cleanly, are not apt to degrade in performance or quality, are available at all filling stations across the EU (and further a field), are properly labeled at the pump and meet a common fuel standard. The global auto manufacturers help define and further develop these and other conditions, as is reflected in the Worldwide Fuel Charter.

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