America drives for biofuel to beat its addiction to oil Date: Sunday, April 30 @ 01:54:18 PDT Topic: Hydrocarbon Alternatives
In 1908 when Henry T Ford launched the Model T Ford, the grandfather of the modern motor industry believed ethanol — not petrol — would power the first generation of mass-produced vehicles.
Ethanol, an alcohol distilled from plants, had powered his first car, the Quadricycle. Ethanol, said Ford, was “the fuel of the future”. It would take a century for his vision to come true.
