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32 March 2018 | AutoData TECHNOLOGY » ETHANOL + ELECTRIC VEHICLES T he uncertainties surrounding the in- centives for automotive research and development have not, at least for the time being, stopped explorations for new technologies for ethanol engines. Vegetable fuel, which has its greatest exponent in Brazil, emerges as a strong global player in the direction of new tech- nologies. It is defended by engineers and their associations, and already has at least By Lucia Camargo Nunes The Perfect Wedding Ethanol emerges as a good global possibility to pair with electrics, from hybrids to fuel cell two important projects in advanced stage. One of them is from Nissan, which uses biofuel to generate hydrogen so it can move fuel cell-powered vehicles. The prototype was assembled on an NV200 van and uses SOFC technology, the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell. The vehiclewas shown in Brazil, where it passed test battery, and at the end of last year returned to Japan to continue