The new energy tax on ethanol will make it the most expensive transportation fuel on the Swedish market. According to an article in Ny Teknik, this will severely impact the consumption of ethanol and investments in vehicles running on ethanol.
In the article, researchers Åsa Kastensson, Bio4Energy/Luleå Technical University and Pål Börjesson, Lund University, explain some of the obstacles for increased use of ethanol, found in the ongoing f3 project Barriers to an increased utilisation of high biofuel blends in the Swedish vehicle fleet.
Read the article (in Swedish) at the Ny Teknik website
Read about the f3 project Barriers to an increased utilisation of high biofuel blends in the Swedish vehicle fleet