In France, we don’t have petroleum but we have bioethanol. As RTL revealed on Tuesday January 28, biofuel sales jumped 85% in 2019. E85, as it is called in service stations, is produced from cereals or beets in France. Shocking argument, this fuel costs less than 70 cents per liter on average.
Bioethanol emits 50% less CO2 during its combustion. It is easy to adapt your petrol car via a conversion kit. It costs between 700 and 1,600 euros all inclusive depending on the model. To adapt your vehicle, you must go to an approved garage to install the box for you.
“We don’t feel any difference, we have the same feeling of acceleration. Someone who does a blind test could not tell the difference between a full of unleaded 95 and another of superethanol, “Fabrice Devanlay, public relations director of Ford France, told RTL last year. there is still a downside: consumption, nearly 25% more consumption than conventional fuel, but given the price at the pump, we are winning in the long run.
