Are fuel cells and hybrids the solution?
Fuel cells and hybrids are good examples of technology that makes vehicles more energy-efficient. But these energy-efficient engines also need energy and an increasing proportion of that energy also has to be renewable. Ethanol can easily replace petrol/diesel in hybrid engines. Ethanol is also an excellent carrier of hydrogen; by introducing ethanol through flexifuel cars, such as FlexiFuel and BioPower, we can speed up the development of a network of ethanol filling stations. We will thus also speed up the introduction of energy-efficient fuel cell-powered cars with hydrogen from renewable resources – something all vehicle manufacturers see as a necessity in the long term.
