The creation of a 100% sustainable fuel from Formula 1 (F1) is underway.
Envisioning their plan to be a global game changer, F1 announced that the next generation of engines to be released in 2025 will have zero net carbon dioxide emissions, and the organization hopes to have the fuel potentially available for public use.
“We're not producing any CO2 that is not already in the atmosphere at the moment,” F1 Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds said, according to Car and Driver. “We're taking it out of the atmosphere, we're using it and we're putting it back in the atmosphere.”
While F1 is currently developing its 100% sustainable "drop-in fuel," it has also said that by next year, it will be moving to E10 fuel (the British term for 87-octane gas) from the current high-octane fuel. E10 fuel is 10% ethanol and 90% fossil fuel. Carbon capture method, municipal waste and non-food biomass are some of the resources F1 is considering to use for its "drop-in fuel" and expects to save 65% of greenhouse gas emissions relative to traditional gasoline, according to Car and Driver.
F1 is hoping to create an innovative fuel designed to be used in any internal combustion engine without the vehicle needing any special modifications. It estimates that only 8% of the 1.8 billion cars that are on the road in 2030 will be fully electric.
According to Car and Driver, rumor has it that Porsche and Audi may be interested in signing on as engine manufacturers.
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