Sentences with phrase «percent ethanol reduce»

Studies have shown that using fuels composed of more than 85 percent ethanol reduce a variety of air pollutants.

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Right now ethanol is used mostly as a fuel additive; about one - third of the gasoline sold in the United States contains a shot of ethanol (about 10 percent, typically) to reduce automobile emissions.

A massive expansion of land use for sugar cane growth in Brazil, and a subsequent increase in ethanol production with the feedstock could reduce global carbon dioxide emissions in the transportation sector by up to 86 percent of 2014 levels, according to research published in the October issue of the journal Nature Climate Change.

E85 today is primarily made with grain - based ethanol that reduces carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 29 percent compared with pure gasoline.

Cultivated appropriately, they can reduce emissions by 85 percent compared to corn ethanol.

On the other hand, 75 percent expressed concern about government requirements that would increase the amount of ethanol in gasoline, while 72 percent oppose higher taxes that could decrease investment in energy production and reduce energy development.

The decision in May 2009 to raise U.S. auto fuel efficiency standards 40 percent by 2016 will reduce U.S. dependence on oil far more than converting the country's entire grain harvest into ethanol could.

On average, corn ethanol can reduce emissions about 20 percent, though there is uncertainty due to differing land use practices.

The cleanest alternative, cellulosic ethanol from grasses or wood chips, could reduce emissions by more than 85 percent (graph, click to enlarge).