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Big progress on new fuels

PUMP-READY environmentally friendly fuels that can be used in internal combustion engines with little or no adjustment are the silver bullet solution that enthusiasts have been praying for. Once the stuff of science fiction, the actual fuels now seem to be a workable reality, but they still face a raft of obstacles: not least price, scaling up of production, and huge tax and legislative hurdles.

However, the carbon-neutral fuel manufacturer, P1 Performance Fuels,

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