VW: SunFuel to shine on VW range

We found some more information on VW's SunFuel initiative.

The car maker says SunFuel, the latest synthetic petrol, can cut carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90 per cent, dramatically reducing greenhouse gases.

It's also already compatible with VW's current line-up. Dr Wolfgang Steiger, who's in charge of power­train research at the firm, told us: "We have run a Golf on this fuel for 60,000 kilometres and it was fine."

He said SunFuel would initially appear as a mixer with standard fuels, as with existing bioethanol and biodiesel, but added that higher concentrations of the new product could be used. "We will initially see blends of around 10 per cent, which is double the current level typically added," he said. "But as money is invested, mixture ratios will increase. There's no reason why we couldn't see dedicated SunFuel pumps at garages within 10 years."

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Source: AutoExpress

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