Ultra-High Efficiency Methanol Engines w Advncd Exhaust Energy Recovry: 50% Efficiency gain over ICE

[Bill USA]

17. "The assessment of both state officials and of Ford motor company was that is was successful"

adapting engines to be methanol compatible is not 'rocket science'. Flex Fuel engines can handle an ethanol/methanol blend of 50% (any more than that would have to be determined).

California's Methanol Fuel Experience

"The program has demonstrated the feasibility of methanol as a transportation fuel in a variety of applications." Ward and Teague 1996


The State of California has had an experimental methanol program that ran for 15 years in the 1980s and 1990s. From all we have learned thus far, it makes you think California is a separate country (map above is from Peter Ward 2012). The assessment of both state officials and of Ford motor company was that is was successful.

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There are over 11 million E85 Flex Fueled Vehicles on the road, and many experts, as noted before, like Lotus Vehicle engineering and Saab Motors have stated that these FFV can easily and safely take up to 50% methanol with no changes. How much more can they take -- this needs to be ascertained for the benefit of the country.