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The first EPA certified ethanol converter

Posted by admin Published in Emerging Technologies, Flex-Fuel, Ethanol

You have probably seen a few kits to convert your car to run on ethanol. They are not legal. In fact, there probably won’t ever be a kit you can just buy to do the conversion yourself. There are kits that will be used by companies that do the conversion. These companies are seeking certification to convert cars to run on ethanol.

As of August 14, 2007, no company was certified by the EPA to convert cars to run on ethanol in the United States. I contacted the EPA and asked how many companies applied. They won’t tell me. The Energy department is a lot increasingly open. In a recent bulletin, they listed companies (link is to pdf) that have passed a step in

the process. Go below the fold to see the list of these companies.

[Source: DOE]
LIGHT DUTY VEHICLE/TRUCK CONVERTERS

Baytech Corporation
DRV Energy, Inc.
ECO Fuel Systems, Inc.
EDPRO Equipment, Inc.
Parnell USA, Incorporated
Technocarb Equipment, Ltd.
Yellow Checker Star Transportation

HEAVY DUTY CONVERTERS

Baytech Corporation
Bi-Phase technologies, LLC
DRV Energy, Inc.
GFI/Teleflex Control Systems
IMPCO Technologies
Quantum Technologies
Technocarb Equipment, Ltd.

So, there you go. Soon one of these companies will be certified to convert your car to run on ethanol. We will, of course write about it and it will be a happy day for all.

Original post by Lascelles Linton