Hi
Firstly, I'm own an 840 and really love the car.
However, it's not particularly economical on fuel. Whilst I certainly don't like paying the rather high fuel prices here in the UK, I'm getting rather concerned about the effect my car (and every other car around me) is having on the environment.
I understand that in Brazil they convert their vehicles to run on bio-ethanol. This means that even the most fuel-guzzling vehicle isn't actually adding to global warming because it's all reclaimed carbon. To my mind, that's a far better way to go than worrying about buying a diesel or a hybrid car that is still a net poluter. Also, there is bound to be some wastage in the process as some plant material can't be converted to ethanol, so one would actually be taking out more carbon from the atmosphere than putting it back in.
Further still...I've heard that bio-ethanol has a 20% higher octane rating than petrol so you car gets more umph AND the fuel can be mixed with normal unleaded petrol, so there's no requirement for an extra tank for those vehicles running on LPG.
So, what I would like to know is:
1 - is it possible to get my car converted to run on bio-ethanol? 2 - is it possible to purchase the fuel yet in the UK (I heard that a Morrison's garage was starting to stock it somewhere near Norwich)Thanks
Griff