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Initially, alcohol was used to supplement the crude oil refining capacity which the fledgling state had under its control, but as the Soviet and UK backed Nigerian army seized the oil producing regions, and with the Nigerian embargo beginning to bite, alcohol became the dominant source of fuel for the economy.
As early as 1935, China has made alcohol fuel powered cars. [20] China has reported with a 70% methanol use to conventional gasoline an independence from crude oil. National Committee of Planning and Action Coordination for Clean Automobile had listed key technologies related to alcohol/ether fuel and accelerated industrialization into its main ...
Ethanol fuel has a "gasoline gallon equivalency" (GGE) value of 1.5, i.e. to replace the energy of 1 volume of gasoline, 1.5 times the volume of ethanol is needed. [4] [5] Ethanol-blended fuel is widely used in Brazil, the United States, and Europe (see also Ethanol fuel by country). [2]
The Consequences of Prohibition did not just include effects on people's drinking habits but also on the worldwide economy, the people's trust of the government, and the public health system. Alcohol, from the rise of the temperance movement to modern day restrictions around the world, has long been a source of turmoil.
There are lots of ways to tell the story of America's history; unfortunately, most of them are boring. ... Mike Rowe Pours a Shot of Alcoholic Economic History. Bruce Watson. Updated July 14, 2016 ...
Blume is the author of Alcohol Can Be A Gas!, a review of the history of alcohol used as a fuel, together with an extensive investigation of how to produce alcohol fuel from different crops, using a variety of tools and techniques, and with an explanation of relevant laws and industry practices.
Two other flex-fuel motorcycles manufactured by Honda were launched in October 2010 and January 2011. [27] During 2011 a total of 956,117 flex-fuel motorcycles were produced, raising its market share to 56.7%. [28] Cumulative production of the four available flex fuel models since 2009 reached 1.48 million units in December 2011. [26] [29] and ...
The medicinal use of alcohol was mentioned in Sumerian and Egyptian texts dating from about 2100 BC. The Hebrew Bible recommends giving alcoholic drinks to those who are dying or depressed, so that they can forget their misery (Proverbs 31:6–7). In 55 BC, the Romans took notice of an alcoholic cider being made in Britain using native apples ...