“Europe must be ambitious with ethanol,” says ePURE

The European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) has recently urged the European Commission to produce a framework of legislation that will promote the use of low carbon, renewable fuels in transport, with a particular focus on ethanol.

“European renewable ethanol has certified 60% less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than gasoline, and is ready to use today without replacing existing vehicles and infrastructure,” said ePURE’s Secretary-General Robert Wright. “E10, and higher ethanol blends like E20, are the most efficient and cost-effective solution to decarbonise transport, available both now and up to 2030, when the vast majority of vehicles will still run on internal combustion engines (ICEs).”

Speaking to Automotive World, Wright explored the current situation of ethanol use in Europe, and outlined some of the ways in which adoption could be pushed forward.