Ford Motor to add 40 percent efficiency to EcoBoost engine using…ethanol

Ford Motors said that they are testing a new ethanol injection system, that will boost the efficiency of its EcoBoost engines by up to 40 percent. Ford has hinted that it may scrap plans for the F-100 truck if the improved EcoBoost engine, as expected, provides the fuel efficiency expected of the smaller F-100 in with an F-150 chassis. The new technology uses a separate ethanol tank to inject small amounts of ethanol, which boost power through ethanol’s higher octane and provide more oxygen for the complete burning of fuel.

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