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by sonja on June 16, 2006
The Volvo Multi-Fuel is a five-cylinder, 2.0-litre prototype car (200 bhp) that runs on five different fuels; hythane (10% hydrogen and 90% methane), biomethane, natural gas (CNG), bioethanol E85 (85% bioethanol and 15% petrol) and petrol.
The Multi-Fuel is exceptionally clean - one of its benefits is that combustion of pure renewable fuels like hydrogen, biomethane and bioethanol gives negligible net contribution of fossil carbon dioxide.
The whole Multi-Fuel vehicle - the engine, the tanks, the transmission and the fuel system - is optimised for the five different fuels. It can be started directly on gas, which is unique for this system. The Multi-Fuel has a motor effect of 200 bhp and accelerates quickly up to speed, 0-100 km/h in 8.7 seconds. This makes the car more responsive and smooth to drive.
Read the article: gizmag
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