Car firms and investors greet UK biofuel

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Car firms and investors greet UK biofuel
By Jorn Madslien
BBC News business reporter in Taunton, Somerset

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4498934.stm

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Bioethanol made from grain produces 65% fewer greenhouse gases than petrol, according to the UK government agency Central Science Laboratory.
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"One hectare of wheat produces about 29,000 miles of motoring, enough to take a car around the equator and still have 4,000 miles of fuel left," adds Green Spirit Fuels

"The oil companies and the big car companies will be driven down this road by the consumer," says Mr Buchanan.
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Both Ford and Saab have unveiled bioethanol-enabled models for the UK market, which can run on pure petrol, or any mixture of petrol and bioethanol up to 85%, if E85 is not available.
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more at the link -- too much good news for the 4-paragraph limit!

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1. In other news.

The UK is the laggard of Europe when it comes to biofuels. The EU set a target of %% of the cars on the road being biofuel powered by 2010 yet the UK has only managed to get 0.3% while Austria has got 2.5% and looks to be with in making the target by the deadline.