Formula 1's future plans: new engines in 2025 and "100% sustainable" fuel in 2030
The Formula 1 has explained on Tuesday its sustainability plans for the future, which go through a new generation of engines by 2025 and for getting cars to be powered by "100% sustainable" fuel in 2030, when the competition plans to reach a zero carbon footprint.
In 2022, F1 will debut the E10 fuel, a mixture of 90% fossil fuel and 10% ethanol, And the long-term project is that 100% of the fuel is created in the laboratory using waste or non-food biomass, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil gasoline by at least 65%.
The competition plans that these new sustainable fuels have the same energy density as current fossil fuel gasoline, which means that "The cars will be as fast as they are now."
"By spearheading the development of 100% advanced sustainable direct fuels, Formula 1 can play its part in making a huge impact on carbon emissions. greenhouse gases of the global transport sector, "F1 said in a statement.
