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Audi Invents a New and Clean Fuel

Posted on the 28 April 2015 by Ningauble @AliAksoz

Audi invented a new fuel, ‪‎e-diesel‬ which has a zero net carbon footprint, created through high-temperature electrolysis powered from renewable sources.

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An Audi research facility in Dresden, Germany, has managed to create the first batches of diesel fuel with a net-zero carbon footprint — made from carbon dioxide (CO2), water and renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power.

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“A crucial contribution to climate protection and the efficient use of resources,” says Johanna Wanka, Germany’s Federal Minister of Education and Research after test driving the fuel.

 

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