eMethanol Car

Goals

The Carbon2Chem^® research project is examining not only the synthesis of basic chemical products, but also how they are used later on. Within the L-VIII subproject, the main aim is to demonstrate the usability of “green” methanol in the automotive sector as a carbon-neutral, emission-free fuel that is suitable for global use. One potential basis for this is the methanol produced with CO₂ from industry point sources using the Carbon2Chem^® method.

The subproject is focusing on developing and testing vehicles that use serial hybrid propulsion, a new system being demonstrated in the project using test vehicles. The system is designed for use in cars and small utility vehicles.

The main goals being pursued are as follows:

• Development of an electrified vehicle with an emission-minimized hybrid propulsion system that is highly efficient (i.e., consumes minimal fuel)
• Provision of a cost-effective, sustainable vehicle concept
• Provision of a propulsion system to be produced on existing production lines
• Validation and optimization of the propulsion system and its control strategy when using methanol and/or its derivatives (A21)
• Provision of a propulsion system that is able to use the existing infrastructure of fuel distributors