CLEANER: The fuel is synthetically produced without the use of petroleum.
German carmaker Audi has started producing its first quantities of e-benzin, a synthetic fuel that can be used like traditional petrol but without the harmful sulphur or hydrocarbon emissions.
While a host of automotive experts have declared electricity as the fuel of the car's future with hybrids being used as a stop gap to wean drivers off their fossil-fuel focused dependence while the next generation of extended range batteries are prepared for mass market, Audi is hedging its bets.
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