Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2011

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company has filed a US patent application (# 20100326387 , published 30 December 2010) on methods using a wide range of fuel-alcohol blends to expand the operating envelope of engines operating in advanced combustion modes.

Alcohol Blend 199

Alcohol Blend Fuel Range Gasoline 199

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

The control module commands operations of the reciprocating free-piston internal combustion engines to generate electric power responsive to the electrical power demands. Fuels can include gasoline blends, and alcohol blended hydrocarbon fuel grades. Patent Drawing of an FPLA. Click to enlarge.

Extended Range 400

Extended Range Plug-in Engine GM 400

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

Named flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs), these automobiles run on gasoline, ethanol, or any blend of the two. When the car is filled at the pump, an internal system analyses the mix of the two fuel types and adjusts accordingly. These distilleries made 192-proof alcohol for human consumption, lantern fuel and transportation fuel.

Transportation 317

Transportation Fuel Renewable Gasoline-Electric 317