An agrecment signed: by the
federal. ministry of Energy,
-Minés and Resources
(EMR), Chrysler
Ltd..and the’ Canadian ‘Ox-
ygenated: Fuels. Association
: {COFA) marks a. aoa ot

ian: hte ty Methanol
chi Je Demonstration Program.

‘The program‘aims to have 5,000 ~.

methan eae son. the

throughout ne
mt'is designed to place

6 Chrysler flexible.

This: cocperative. venture is an
: ard ‘to: demon-

Recent agreement speeds
evelopment of methanol
for use as alternative fuel

Chrysler’s totally new “‘LH’’ cars |
cz Chrysler Intrepid and Eagle

Vision — will appear in flexible- .
__ fuel models next year.

**Chrysler supports all efforts to
protect our environment
cultivate alternative fuels,” said
Stuart Perkins, Chrysier Canada’s
Grecior of engineering. ‘Our
vehicles: will operate. on. either

¢ methanol, gasoline or any com-
... bination of the.two so Gur ‘cus-
tomers can have’ cars. today. that-
: will it *
: becomes conveniently available: -
“COFA’s chairman “Raymond ~
. Colledge, . described the agreement

run’ on’ methanol-“as

as \.an . important milestone.
“We've ‘come s long’ ‘way with’ this
program ‘since the launch of the

first ? methanol “f ling. Station in
- Ontario: last summer..\Chrysler’s

commitment: will generate -much

“. gseater ‘awareness .and -acceptance.

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Methanol is a colorless liquid
that is currently made from natu-
ral gas, but can also be produced
from coal, wood and even gar-
bage. It is recognized as a cleaner

burning, safer, cost-effective and ~

widely availabie alternative to
reguiar transportation fuel.

Also known for its performance
characteristics, it has been the on-

ly fuel used .at. the Indy 300 for

more thax 25 years. :
Canada now reduces about
three. billion litres annually, : or

about .10%-.of the world’s. supply _

of: methanol. ~— <enough to fuel

approximately 700,000 Dassenger, .

cars.

“COFA_ isa ‘Canadian. methanol .

industry association’. founded in
1984 to’: promote: the --use — of
methanol in the transportation
market. Its members include
B.C.-based .Methanex’ Corp. and

Alberta-based ' Celanese Canada”

Inc.'and Novacor Chemicals Ltd.

“the safest

Growing reco
methanol as fuei option

METHANOL IS_ produced
aimost exclusively from natural
gas and is in abundant supply
in Canada. Its common ap-
plications have been in wind-
shield washer fluid, gas-line
de-icer and model airplane fuel

and as a raw inaterial for the

octane additive MTBE.
However, in recent years
methanol kas been widely
promoted.as a transportation
fuel. {t is recognized as one of
‘high-performance
fuels available ‘and has becn

‘used on the Indy car racing
. Circuit for over 25 years.

There is growing recognition

that as a transportation. fuel,

methanol. has the capacity. to

-Ontario.

gnition for

vehicles: ‘steadily increasing “in
number. Some 2,000 °
methanol-powered cars care -
currently. on the road -there;
with more than 5,000 Scheduled .
for next year.. .
-In. Canada, ‘the first
‘methanol fuelling Station open: °°
ed fast -year in Scarborough,
Additional . stations
are “planned for Vancouver, ©
Calgary,.Ottawa and
Kamloops.. The Canadian ‘pro-
gram continues..to grow with ©
General Motors: and now

Chrysler committed to ‘the.

production of
**flexible-fuel’*

methanol }. or.
vehicles... for.

significantly reduce air: pollu. °° 0 -: -.

tion -by : reducing © ground-level
“ozone, - nitrogen: oxides, ., par:

- ticulate emissions ‘and. carbon

monoxide” (reduced: .when

“MTBE is added to gasoline).

The State of California, lo
concerned about energy: securi

ty and improved air -quality, :

has deen - among - methanol’s~

strongest proponents .with ‘its. f
“British Columbia.

methanol fuelling stations ‘and

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