In order to achieve the zero emissions by 2030, Formula 1 is in the process of 100% sustainable fuel design and a new impeller that enables its operation.
Formula 1’s new power unit for sustainable fuel it would see the light by 2025, and to reach the goal, in 2022 it will already switch to ‘E10 fuel‘, a mixture of fossil fuel and ethanol.
In this sense, on the website of the highest category of world motorsport, it is indicated that with the launch of a new generation of Formula 1 engines, with 100% sustainable fuel, it is in technical discussions with the oil companies.
Make it a 100% sustainable direct fuel, means that it can be used in a standard internal combustion engine without any modification to the engine itself.
Formula 1 indicates that the sustainable fuel, conceived in the laboratory, uses components that come from a carbon capture scheme, garbage waste or non-food biomass, while achieving gas emissions savings of at least 65%.
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Formula 1 develops 100% sustainable fuel
Fundamentally, the new fuel will also have a notable impact from the top of motorsports, equaling the energy density of current Formula 1 fossil fuel gasoline, which means that the cars will be as fast as they are today.
Numerous studies estimate that by 2030 there will be 1.8 billion cars on the road, with only 8% of those pure battery electric vehicles, while internal combustion engines will remain essential for air and sea travel, as well as for transport and industry.
By spearheading the development of 100% advanced sustainable fuels, Formula 1 can play its role in making a huge impact on greenhouse gas emissions from the global transportation sector.
On why not focus on electric technologies instead of thinking about a sustainable fuel for internal combustion engines, the technical head of Formula 1, Pat Symonds, gives his exclusive opinion:
“What is really important is that Formula 1 does not promote an anti-electric vehicle. In my case, far from it; in fact, I think that for light vehicles in an urban environment, electric vehicles are quite good. They have some problems… but we are not anti-electric at all. And I think all engineers feel that electric vehicles are good in a small body and in an urban environment, ”he explains.
Upon how cars and their fuel will work more sustainable, It must be explained that current regulations foresee that vehicles run on fuel containing 5.75% biocomponents.
For this reason, for next year, the proportion of biocomponents will increase to 10%, which is why the new fuel is called E10, the ‘E’ for ethanol, while the ’10’ refers to its percentage in the mixture. .
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