BusinessCar hits 200 issues
Date:
25 August 2014
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Opinion - the fall of biofuel
A BusinessCar opinion piece predicted the likely downfall of biofuel as a mainstream fuel option for UK business drivers. Writer Guy Bird believed there was a dangerous whiff of déjà vu surrounding biofuel, which at the time had a growing reputation as a potential green fuel of the future. Would the Government allow it to become another LPG in disguise? Yes, it would, as it turned out.
Fast forward to 2014 and biofuel is long gone, and the industry is now focused on plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle technology as the growth market in alternative-fuelled vehicles. Models such as the BMW i8 and Tesla Model S are capturing the minds of enthusiasts and techno nuts globally and the Government is investing millions to encourage adoption. It seems unlikely that the same fate could befall EVs in eight years' time
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