Whilst they will never be able to completely replace fossil fuels, biofuels represent an appealing alternative from an ecological point of view.
Filling up your scooter with fuel based on beet or oil seed rape to reduce pollution is quite an attractive idea, particularly when you are confronted with soaring oil prices. And it’s quite possibly something you have already done .. without realising it. Because, in France, as in many other countries, these green fuels – what we call biofuels – are already at the filling stations. But don’t jump to the conclusion that the petrol pumps are filled with raw alcohol from sugar beet or oil seed rape. In fact, we are talking about a judicious blend of “green fuels” (between 1 and 5%) and conventional fossil fuels – diesel and petrol. The proportion of biofuels should increase progressively, since a European directive demands that a rate of 5.75% of incorporation be attained by the year 2010.
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