[Terrapreta] FUELS AND VEHICLES: AN INTEGRATED SOLUTION

[Benjamin Domingo Bof]

                        Fuels                          and vehicles: an integrated solution                                                                       
                                                   The use of fossil fuels in transport creates enormous                            greenhouse gas emissions.  In Canada, in fact,                            cars and trucks produce more than 30% of all GHG emissions.                             To make meaningful progress in reducing GHGs, we must                            address the transport sector.  Individually, advanced                            new transport fuels and vehicle technologies contribute                            to GHG emission reductions.  However, the most                            effective way to reduce CO2 in transport                            is through an approach which integrates both vehicles                            and fuels.
                         To achieve this, both vehicles and fuel manufacturers                            are spending billions of dollars to develop and deliver                            cleaner, more efficient systems that use less gasoline.                             But typically, vehicle and fuel solutions are looked                            at in separate silos.
                         Historical Agreement Made in 2006:  Volkswagen,                            Shell and Iogen are Combining Fuel and Vehicle Technologies                            for an Integrated Solution
                         On January 8, 2006, Volkswagen,                            Shell and Iogen signed                            a letter of intent to conduct a study into the economic                            feasibility of producing cellulose ethanol in Germany.
                         
                         Left to right:  Rob Routs, Executive Director Downstream                            (Oil Products and Chemicals) Royal Dutch Shell; Brian                            Foody, President, Iogen Corporation; Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder,                            Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG.
                         This marks the first time that an automotive manufacturer                            has partnered with an oil company and a technology company                            to explore the commercialization opportunity of clean                            transport fuel such as cellulose ethanol.  Volkswagen,                            Shell and Iogen face a common challenge to deliver mobility                            to people through the cars they drive and the fuels                            they use, and to do it in a sustainable way.  And the                            biggest challenge for sustainability is dealing with                            CO2 emissions.  By working together, the                            three organizations are committed to meeting our sustainability                            challenges through an integrated approach that uses                            the most cost effective solutions first.
                         Cellulose ethanol is one of the fuel options that:
                         
   reduces overall CO2 emissions from vehicles                            
   runs in today's cars without any need for automobile                              modifications or changes to the fuel distribution                              system and 
   is economical in comparison with all alternatives                              including many vehicle technology solutions 
                         Running any of the many available flexible fuel vehicles                            on cellulose ethanol E85 is one of the most cost effective                            ways to reduce GHG emissions in transport.  Currently,                            there are more than 4 million FFVs on the road in the                            United States.  Even running today's regular vehicles                            on a blend of 10% cellulose ethanol will reduce GHGs                            by close to 10 grams of CO2 for every kilometre driven.                          
                         
                           

       
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