Officially called e-fuel, the new substance will be made available in both e-gasoline and e-diesel versions sometimes in the distant future.
The fuel is, in fact, a liquid isooctane produced from biomass in a two-step process.
Having created enough for a test run, Audi engineers are currently testing the solution to check for combustion and emission performances.
“Like all Audi e-fuels, the new fuel has many advantages,” said Reiner Mangold, head of product development at Audi. “It isn’t dependent on crude oil, it is compatible with the existing infrastructure, and it offers the prospect of a closed carbon cycle.”
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