General Motors accelerates flex-fuel production
US vehicle manufacturer General Motors has increased annual production of flex-fuel vehicles to more than 850,000, an increase of 55% from 2006 volumes.
GM offers 17 models in its 2010 lineup with flex-fuel capability, allowing them to run on E85 ethanol, petrol, or any combination of the two.
More than 5 million of the 7.5 million flex-fuel vehicles on the road in North America are GM cars and trucks.
GM will be the first manufacturer to offer flex-fuel capability on a four-cylinder direct injection turbocharged engine when it introduces the 2011 Buick Regal this summer
'We anticipate more than 8.5 million flex-fuel vehicles on the road by 2012, exceeding our pledge made in 2006 and the potential to reduce the CO2 footprint of driving more than 6.8 million tonnes per year,' Mike Robinson, GM VP, environment, energy and safety policy, comments.
GM has invested in two companies, Coskata and Mascoma, which produce ethanol from non-food sources.
GM offers 17 models in its 2010 lineup with flex-fuel capability, allowing them to run on E85 ethanol, petrol, or any combination of the two.
More than 5 million of the 7.5 million flex-fuel vehicles on the road in North America are GM cars and trucks.
GM will be the first manufacturer to offer flex-fuel capability on a four-cylinder direct injection turbocharged engine when it introduces the 2011 Buick Regal this summer
'We anticipate more than 8.5 million flex-fuel vehicles on the road by 2012, exceeding our pledge made in 2006 and the potential to reduce the CO2 footprint of driving more than 6.8 million tonnes per year,' Mike Robinson, GM VP, environment, energy and safety policy, comments.
GM has invested in two companies, Coskata and Mascoma, which produce ethanol from non-food sources.
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