15% Methanol-Gasoline Blend to Fuel Cars in Zhejiang

19 December 2008

Gasgoo.com. Vehicles in some cities of east China’s Zhejiang province will begin using a 15% methanol, 85% gasoline blend (M15) in the first quarter of 2009.

The initial scheme of the project shows that Zhejiang will select its provincial capital city of Hangzhou and three other cities for the pilot project. Some vehicles in the four cities will trial-run on the methanol-gasoline blends made by two fuel companies in the province. And this alternative fuel will be promoted for vehicle use in more cities if the trial program proves successful.

As a kind of new-generation high-tech fuel, the methanol-gasoline blends can be used for powering many cars, with no need to change or modify the vehicle’s engine. Currently the high-clean methanol-gasoline M15 is cheaper by 0.5 yuan a liter than the common gasoline.