Irish cars could run on sugar beet ethanol mix

04/02/2006 - 09:20:34
Ireland's cars could soon be running on alcohol after recent research at the Institute of Carlow indicated that bioethanol extracted from sugar beet is a viable fuel for engines.

Researchers claimed that a mix of 95% ethanol and 5% petrol can run a car as efficiently as petrol.

Brazil is the world's forerunner in this practice. Seven out of all the new cars sold there have "flex-fuel" engines built in.