Gas Giant, Petron Corporation, announced that they will start selling E10 gasoline in the market. E10 is a mixture of 10% ethanol to 90% gasoline. This is more than enough to be in compliance with the Philippine Biofuel Law which calls for only a minimum 5% mixture of ethanol in gasoline for the first 4 years of enactment of the Law.
The price of the ethanol mixed unleaded fuel will come out cheaper by P2/li. Petron however is recommending that you check first with your car manufacturer if your engine can handle the fuel before tanking up on it.
Most Ethanol ready cars have automatic electronic fuel injection systems which adjust the timing of the engine so that it compensate for the quicker burning ethanol fuel. For carburated cars however, I think you have to go back to the shop to have your timing adjusted, vice versa also if you plan on going back to regular fuel. Since it is quicker burning you will also get faster acceleration but because of that the mileage of the car will also suffer.
The fuel will initially be sold in only 14 gas stations in the country. Since the ethanol industry in the Philippines is still ramping up after the recent passing of the Biofuel Law, Petron will source its ethanol from abroad.
Petron however has already signed MOA with San Carlos Bioenergy and Leyte Agri Corp to supply them 50 million liters of ethanol per year. Petron requires 60 - 70 million liters per year of ethanol. San Carlos Bioenergy is located in San Carlos, Negros Occidental and Leyte Agri Corp. is in Ormoc, Leyte.
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Category: Misc, Bioethanol, Automotive
