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Audi R10 TDI Uses Biowaste Biofuel
World premiere in motorsport: At the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours on 14/15 June, the three Audi R10 TDI prototypes entered by Audi Sport Team Joest will race for the first time with the next generation of Biofuel manufactured from Biowaste and promising a reduction in the emission of CO2 by almost 90 per cent when compared with traditional diesel. Britain’s Allan McNish will race an Audi bidding for glory in a race he won 10 years ago.

Audi fields the 650-hp plus R10 TDI, which has already won the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans twice, in sportscar races since 2006. Shell V-Power Diesel race fuel produced by development partner Shell has been used since the very beginning. It’s a particularly powerful and efficient synthetic fuel which is created from Natural Gas in a process called Gas To Liquids (GTL). Fuels with these components are already available at the pumps.

For the third appearance of the Audi R10 TDI at Le Mans, a small amount of Biofuel of the next generation is mixed for the first time with the previously well-proven GTL components: BTL (Biomass To Liquids), as it is officially called, is extracted from Biowaste that is unfit for use in foodstuffs, for example from waste wood.

BTL promises a reduction in the amount of CO2 emission by almost 90 per cent compared to traditional diesel.

Although they are manufactured from different raw materials, the two alternative fuels BTL and GTL are practically Sulphur free and odourless. They combine quality and efficient combustion with reduced exhaust emissions.

“Audi voiced its support early for the use of next generation Biofuels at Le Mans,” explains Michael Dick, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG with responsibility for Technical Development. “It underlines our philosophy that we view Le Mans as a tough test field for new technologies which will be available at a later date in production cars for our customers. The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) provides the opportunity to use alternative drive concepts and fuels, which we exploit to the full.”

The V12 TDI known for its efficiency and fitted to the Audi R10 TDI has already been tested successfully with the new fuel on the dynamometer and during tests. The first public appearance follows this coming Sunday (1 June) at the official test day at Le Mans. It traditionally provides teams with the only opportunity to test on the 13.629-kilometre circuit of Le Mans before the race.

Practice is on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. All three cars of Audi Sport Team Joest and all nine drivers will be in action. Read Article
Audi R10 TDI Uses Biowaste Biofuel



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Kraut_godKraut_god - 5/30/2008 4:12:01 PM
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the car in general is waste.

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Matthew1Matthew1 - 5/30/2008 6:27:19 PM
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Trolling is a crime, at least it should be.

Trolls on Autospies:

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And maybe EL34, although he is rather humerous with his Real Estate ramblings.




M53RM53R - 5/31/2008 10:49:34 AMView My AgentSpace
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Add GermanNut with his Audi trolling...

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Matthew1Matthew1 - 5/30/2008 6:28:23 PM
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I think if nothing else, this is very good PR for Audi, although the fuel technology sounds very promising.

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VISOVISO - 5/30/2008 7:03:52 PM
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Add MichaelTaylor to your list, or is that HoustonCutie2000 reincarnated?


ThierryHenry14ThierryHenry14 - 5/30/2008 8:41:59 PM
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Its going to be a tough challenge for Audi with the Peugeot's speeds. Or perhaps Audi is sandbagging like last year. Then the Victory...

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1evlaudi1evlaudi - 5/31/2008 1:11:54 PMView My AgentSpace
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Audi is well known to sand bag... but the race against Peugeot is not won yet.
But if no accidents occur, the most experienced Audi team should pull it off.
We'll see, it;s going to be interesting.

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DieselRulesDieselRules - 6/1/2008 5:36:44 PM
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Hey, more diesels are better.
I suspect with Audi always winning, people think "that's kinda weird"
But if 2 diesel models sweep the top spots, then they might start thinking "maybe I need to look into this diesel business?"
Lets get that old-fashioned gas-technology off the road and switch to environmentally friendlier diesel-power!

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