• Question: Can we run car engines on Alcohol?

    Asked by nicenadia to Alessandro, Angela, Claudia, Marina, Phil on 11 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Alessandro Guazzi

      Alessandro Guazzi answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      Absolutely! It’s already happening, and its very popular in Brazil and the US. The fuel is called ethanol fuel and it is better for the environment than normal fuel. You can also mix it in different amounts with normal gasoline.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel

    • Photo: Angela Marqui

      Angela Marqui answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      As Alessandro said, this is already a very popular option in some countries! Actually, there are even small aircrafts that run on ethanol!

    • Photo: Claudia Krehl

      Claudia Krehl answered on 12 Mar 2013:

      My brother has a car that runs on ethanol. You can get it in quite a few petrol stations now.

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