Audi Produces the First Batch of Synthetic Gasoline - E-Benzin

[Analog]

The product goes by the name of e-benzin (Audi trademarked the 'e-benzin' in 2012, along with 'e-gasoline' and 'e-diesel') but more important, Audi chemists produced the first batch of it.

Now, for the average petrolhead, that's cooler than Walter White's super-pure meth formula, but the green cars supporting community will also love this.

In case you might ask what's so special about this e-benzin, here's something to ease your thirst for knowledge. First of all, the e-benzin is produced without using petroleum. As a consequence, the product is 100-percent iso-octane and shows an octane rating of 100 RON.

Secondly, there are no traces of sulfur on benzene in its composition, which means the e-benzin burns in a clean fashion, without producing residual material. The starting material for the Audi e-benzin is isobutene, a substance produced by Global Bioenergies SA near Reims, in France, from renewable raw materials.

 

 

This is what the article says in more general terms. The entire piece can be read here ->http://www.autoevolution.com/news/audi-produces-the-first-batch-of-synthetical-gasoline-called-e-benzin-95726.html

 

This is a very nice technological advancement imo, and will make a lot of people in the car industry happy by being for one a lot more eco-friendly and secondly, completely renewable. One more thing that is worth mentioning is that this holds the potential of making petrol a much cheaper commodity compared to now, allowing for car manufacturers to stop artificially bumping up horsepower with turbos and whatnot and go back to the big V8s and V12s of the late 1990s and early 2000s. 

 

EDIT: This is not a repost of the old topic! the old one was about a different type of fuel - diesel. This is about gasoline, which contrary to what some may think is different and much more interesting for car enthusiasts. 

[KamiKatze]

This is about 1 month old.

 

Edit: nvm

[Analog]

This is about 1 month old.

 

Nope, the old topic was about a different type of fuel - diesel. This is about gasoline.

[JoaoPRSousa]

This is about 1 month old.

I didn't know. So, for me it's new

And that's great! When petroleum ends, we can use this, and still hear those roar from the cars :3

[Bouzoo]

"At the moment, the company is looking for solutions to modify the e-benzin production process in such a way that the only ingredients required for the synthetic gasoline would be water, hydrogen, CO2, and sunlight."

Soon plants will be able to produce gasoline.

[Bouvie_11]

Hopefully this takes off, research like this clearly shows that we have the technology to do it. Oil companies just don't give a damn about the environment and fossil fuels . All they care about is their ludicrous profits.[emoji106]

[Timopomer]

but does it create CO2

[Guest]

Hopefully funds will actually get filtered into further research, development and production. Rather than the idea dying out a couple of months down the line, which usually happens will developments like this. 

 

Wo wäre die Welt ohne deutsche Ingenieure...

[KamiKatze]

And that's great! When petroleum ends, we can use this, and still hear those roar from the cars :3

 

Sadly not really. It's still waaaaay too expensive on a large scale. That little bit that you see in the photo is probably all they have produced. The process is energetically too costly in order to be a real competition to fossil resources or even other existing renewable resources.

 

Free marked sucks sometimes.

[JoaoPRSousa]

Sadly not really. It's still waaaaay too expensive on a large scale. That little bit that you see in the photo is probably all they have produced. The process is energetically too costly in order to be a real competition to fossil resources or even other existing renewable resources.

 

Free marked sucks sometimes.

 

That's where studies, evolution and time enter the equation

[Bojamijams]

Sadly not really. It's still waaaaay too expensive on a large scale. That little bit that you see in the photo is probably all they have produced. The process is energetically too costly in order to be a real competition to fossil resources or even other existing renewable resources.

 

Free marked sucks sometimes.

 

Lab grown beef was $300,000 for a patty at the beginning. Now it's $10. Free market has nothing to do with it, though oil tycoons will fight tooth and nail to limit this progress

[Syntaxvgm]

This is great and all, but can I still huff it and get high? Because we all know that's what's important here. 

[TwistedDictator]

is this related lol:

[flibberdipper]

Sweet. If it's cheap enough and becomes mainstream, regular petrol can kiss my ass for the most part.

[Trik'Stari]

is this related lol:

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What the hell did I just watch? WHY ISN'T THE MIND BLEACH WORKING?!

[SurvivorNVL]

is this related lol:

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What the hell did I just watch? WHY ISN'T THE MIND BLEACH WORKING?!

What.. why was.. how is that.. *Curls up in to corner and sobs*

[Trik'Stari]

What.. why was.. how is that.. *Curls up in to corner and sobs*

[bob345]

 

"artificially bumping up horsepower with turbos"

There is nothing "Artificial" about the power you get from a turbo charged motor.

[Altecice]

Like every other story about this. Its not efficient at all. you need to put MUCH more energy in than you get out. Its a nice idea but no practical use.

[HippY]

There is nothing "Artificial" about the power you get from a turbo charged motor.

I do not understand why people do not like the fact that you can use energy, that would have just been wasted, into making more horsepower?

of course, it makes small eco boxes have better MPG, but look at BMW M4, incredible amount of power and torque 

[Analog]

There is nothing "Artificial" about the power you get from a turbo charged motor.

 

Everything that is not naturally aspirated and gains power through a turbo is artificial for me. I really hate when manufacturers put like a high compression 1.6i engine with a turbo in modern cars... I would very much prefer to see a strait six or a V6 in there. Having all of the power imediately is better, imo.  

[Misanthrope]

If you can get a Tesla hybrid and use this e-bezin instead of petrol, now we're talking range AND cleanliness. 

[bob345]

Everything that is not naturally aspirated and gains power through a turbo is artificial for me. I really hate when manufacturers put like a high compression 1.6i engine with a turbo in modern cars... I would very much prefer to see a strait six or a V6 in there. Having all of the power imediately is better, imo.

Na does not always mean instant power. Take the bmw s54 from the e46 m3 for example. Its max power come on at a very high rpm. its all about how the car is tuned and how the power is meant to be used. There are plenty of turbo charged motors that have no noticeable turbo lag because they are built well. Power is power. There is nothing artificial about the power that you get from a turbocharger. Its forced induction and has the same kind of effect as a supercharger.

[Commander Llama]

Awesome.  It does need to be a process that can be massively and economically scaled, though.  This world is hella thirsty for gasoline, and I don't think it's on a downward trend.  It needs to be a cheap enough process such that it can compete with SuperCheapEnviroMurderNukeTheGround conventional methods.

[GoldSrc]

"At the moment, the company is looking for solutions to modify the e-benzin production process in such a way that the only ingredients required for the synthetic gasoline would be water, hydrogen, CO2, and sunlight."

Soon plants will be able to produce gasoline.

Well, since gasoline comes from fossilized plants and trees, they already produce gasoline .

 

 

 

What the hell did I just watch? WHY ISN'T THE MIND BLEACH WORKING?!

My friend, you just watched (and heard) a type of shitty music called Reggaeton, yup it's crap don't get near it again.