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Can you name some of the innovation happening in ICE vehicles? Just some terms I can search for would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Porsche synthetic fuels - https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2023/sustainability/porsche-...

I wish that was "under the radar" instead of "subject of a giant embarrassing marketing push"

South Ameria has been using bio ethanol as a fuel for a while now, it's cheaper and uses crops, there are projects to bring that to North Amerixa and the rest of the world!

Doesn’t bio ethanol take more fossil fuel energy to create than it replaces?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_Brazil

I'm not very well versed in the subject but this should point you in the right direction!

> for average conditions one unit of fossil-fuel energy is required to create 8.3 energy units from the resulting ethanol

It seems they’re in a unique position because sugar cane grows there, is used in industry, and the leftovers that aren’t usable for anything else can be turned into fuel.

I had no idea Brazil has a unique bio ethanol industry, thanks for sharing.

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