V8 Supercars To Use Ethanol To Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
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Oct 15, 2008
CSR Ethanol has become the official fuel supplier of the V8 Supercar Championship Series in a deal set to reduce greenhouse emissions from V8 Supercars racing in Australia and overseas in 2009 and beyond.
CSR Ethanol joined the V8 Supercars Championship Series at the weekend’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for the announcement of its role as the official fuel sponsor of the sport and of the CSR V8 Racing Green carbon offset program for the next three years.
CSR Sugar chief executive Ian Glasson said every litre of E85 made from CSR Ethanol produces less than half the CO2 emissions than one litre of petrol.
“We are in the business of motorsport which will always rely on fuel as its main source of energy but it is time for us to set an example to the wider community to strongly consider ethanol as an alternative fuel,” V8 Supercars Australia chairman Tony Cochrane said.
“Over time we believe that ethanol will become the fuel of choice and will be available at more retail outlets so we encourage everybody to start using ethanol in their everyday lives.”
