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eFuels pilot plant in Chile officially opened : wind energy enable the nearly CO~2~-neutral operation of petrol engines
(lemmy.world)
20/12/2022
Porsche and international partners working with the Chilean operating company Highly Innovative Fuels (HIF) have started the industrial production of synthetic fuels.
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2022/company/porsche-highly-innovative-fuels-hif-opening-efuels-pilot-plant-haru-oni-chile-synthetic-fuels-30732.html
Could be useful for aviation. Otherwise, better alternatives already exist for most uses of petroleum.
Don't forget lubricants, polymers and chemical feedstock in general.
Agreed, aviation and special vehicles like firetrucks for those kinds of vehicles eFuels MIGHT be suitable, but it for sure should not be used in the day-to-day car used by everybody.
In Berlin there is a hybrid firetruck currently in use and the firefighter are really happy with it, only using the battery for about 90% of operations. Here is an English article about it (German ones are much more in depth):
https://www.electrive.com/2022/12/21/berlin-fire-brigade-goes-hybrid/
It is not mentioned in that article, but the firefighters really like the silence of the firetrucks. They didn’t need to yell as much and could therefore communicate much more efficiently.