Comparison of Emissions from Gasoline and Ethanol-Fueled Vehicles

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Adi Ahdiat 13/10/2025 15:03 WIB

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According to ePURE, ethanol-fueled vehicles produce significantly lower emissions than gasoline.

Comparison of Emissions from Gasoline and Ethanol-Fueled Vehicles (2021)

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Ethanol is a chemical compound derived from processed corn, sugarcane, cassava, sweet potato, and sorghum plants.

Due to its volatile and flammable nature, ethanol can be used as an alternative fuel for vehicles.

According to European Renewable Ethanol (ePURE), an association of ethanol producers from Europe, this compound is a cleaner fuel than gasoline.

They state that ethanol-fueled vehicles in Europe produce emissions of 40 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilometer (gCO2e/km).

Meanwhile, gasoline-fueled vehicles produce a minimum of 150 gCO2e/km.

"Ethanol's CO2 emissions per kilometer are 74% lower than fossil gasoline," ePURE said in its report.

"The use of ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions from the European transport sector by approximately 7.7 million tons per year, equivalent to 3.7 million cars removed from the road," ePURE said.

They also claim that the use of fuel blended with ethanol, both with 85% ethanol content (E85) and 10% (E10), can reduce air pollution.

"The more ethanol blended, the fewer particles are emitted compared to fossil gasoline," ePURE said.

"E10 and E85 can reduce particulate matter emissions (particulate matter such as dust, smoke, soot) by 80% to over 90%," ePURE said.

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