{"id":243456,"date":"2023-10-29T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243456"},"modified":"2023-10-29T14:49:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T14:49:00","slug":"calls-for-rishi-sunak-to-embrace-sustainable-fuels-to-keep-classic-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/calls-for-rishi-sunak-to-embrace-sustainable-fuels-to-keep-classic-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls for Rishi Sunak to \u2018embrace\u2019 sustainable fuels to keep classic cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Conservative MP has demanded Rishi Sunak look into sustainable fuels as an alternative to electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

Greg Smith, a member of Parliament\u2019s Transport Committee has urged officials to reconsider rules around the new petrol and diesel mix.<\/p>\n

He stressed allowing manufacturers to embrace sustainable fuels would make them more widely available.<\/p>\n

This in turn could help classic car owners who are facing an uncertain future with the motor industry\u2019s focus on electric technology.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Classic Car Weekly, Mr Smith, MP for Buckingham said: \u201cTo truly embrace synthetic fuels and make them mainstream so that we can use them to keep all of our classics on the road indefinitely, they will need to be scaled, and to be scaled the manufacturers need the confidence that government regulations will permit, and therein lies our problem.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe zero-emission vehicle mandate needs to change.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to carwow, synthetic fuels can be created through several different methods including capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The gas is captured from the air with renewable energy sources used to generate hydrogen.<\/p>\n

Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are then combined to generate synthetic methanol which can be used in vehicles.<\/p>\n

These new fuels are already being adopted by manufacturers with Porsche and Ferrari already investing in the technology.<\/p>\n

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