Flex-fuel vehicle development to promote synthetic alcohols as the basis of a potential negative-CO2 energy economy

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Turner, J W G ^a   Peck, A ^a   Pearson, R J ^a  

^a Lotus Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILE FUEL TANKS; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; BIOFUELS; BLENDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIESEL ENGINES; ETHANOL; FUEL ECONOMY; GASOLINE; METHANOL FUELS; MIXTURES;

GRADUAL MODIFICATIONS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE VEHICLES; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; PASSENGER VEHICLES; PRIMARY POLLUTANTS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 85072416644     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2007-01-3618     Document Type: Conference Paper

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