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Biofuel technology allows vehicles to run on either bioethanol E85, standard unleaded petrol or any mix of the two without any adjustment required by the driver.
When running on bioethanol E85, biofuel vehicles typically emit 50% - 70% less CO2 than their petrol equivalents. The benefit of bioethanol is that, unlike fossil fuels, it does not add to global CO2 levels
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because it is actually recycling CO2 already present in the atmosphere.
CO2 is removed from the atmosphere through photosynthesis when crops for conversion are grown. It is then returned to the atmosphere during combustion when driving the car. In technical terminology, this means that the CO2 savings are calculated on a 'wheel-to-wheel' rather than a 'tank-to-wheel' basis.
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Bioethanol fuel is currently produced from agricultural crops such as wheat, corn, grain, sugar beet and sugar cane.
Due to the limited refuelling infrastructure, Green Motion Vehicle Rental currently does not operate biofuel products on its fleet, however this is constantly under review. Please watch our news section for updates.
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Biofuel vehicles currently available for purchase in the United Kingdom are:
SAAB 93
SAAB 95
Ford Focus
Ford Cmax
Renault Megane
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