E10 Fuel: A Solution to Fuel Shortages?

0:00Fuel prices are spiking worldwide thanks to the Middle East conflict shutting down the straight of Hormuz, cutting off 20% of global oil. Supplies. Attacks on energy sites have made things worse, and in Australia, petrol and diesel pumps are running dry fast. The top motoring group is telling drivers to switch to E10 fuel to stretch our national stocks. E10 mixes nine parts, regular unletted petrol, with one part ethanol, which comes from fermenting plant sugars like sugar cane or corn. That makes it cheaper at the bowser, since ethanol costs less, and the E stands for ethanol, while tin shows the blend percentage. Most folks with cars built after 2000 can use in no problem. It's safe for modern engines and even bumps up the octane for smoother running. Older rides before 2000, skip it, as ethanol can chew through seals and lines not made for it, especially in carburated models. On the green side, burning E10 might cut greenhouse gases by up to 5%, if the ethanol's

1:01from sugar cane, since those crops suck up carbon, dioxide, while growing. Australia makes almost all its own ethanol, so if everyone switched, we'd save about 2% of our domestic petrol output, which is a chunk of, what we produce here. Every bit helps in this crunch, but it's no fix all. We still lean heavy on fossil fuels, so smarter policies and peace in the Middle East are whettled. Only ease the pain at the pump. You've been listening to Sydney News today, AI-powered local news.