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How about butanol?

AutoblogGreen reader Vinay wrote in with a simple request: "Hey, can you guys do a piece on butanol?" Of course we can. After all, it is a fuel that can be made from plants and used in regular gasoline engines with no modifications and will get better mileage than gasoline. At least, that's what some people claim. Butanol is a poisonous alcohol that can be made from petroleum or biomass sources. Wikipedia's butanol page says that there is a fuel consumption penalty of ten percent versus petrol, but since butanol has a higher octane rating, ... Read more →

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