Audi: Driving with SynFuel at World Economic Forum

Audi will be driving with the very innovative SynFuel at the World Economic Forum

Audi has unveiled a premiere at the “World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2007” which runs from 23rd to 28th January in Davos, Switzerland. The Ingolstadt brand, which is providing the chauffeur service at the WEF, is running part of its Audi A8 fleet on eco-friendly “SynFuel” diesel fuel. “Not only do we develop innovative premium-standard vehicles, we also work to ensure that they can be operated in an eco-friendly manner. Our highly efficient TDI and TFSI power units are proof of this. The fact that part of our A8 diesel fleet in Davos is using SynFuel represents a further step towards sustained mobility,” commented the Board Member for Technical Development at AUDI AG, Michael Dick.

SynFuel is produced synthetically from natural gas through a chemical reaction, is crystal-clear and free of sulphur and aromatics. It does not generate any sulphur dioxide emissions; the amount of soot produced is reduced by 35 percent and carbon monoxide emissions by no less than 93 percent. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are cut by up to nine percent, while carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions go down by around five percent. And most notably of all, the fuel can be used for all diesel-engined Audi models without any retrofitting measures.

Audi has already tested SynFuel under extreme conditions. And with great success: at the Le Mans 24 Hours of 2006, the race-winning Audi R10 with TDI engine was filled with a special diesel fuel which consisted largely of SynFuel. This was the first time a diesel-powered racing car had won this significant motor-racing event.

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Source: Automotoportal

Audi: Driving with SynFuel at World Economic Forum

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