Petrol gone by 2025?
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BY THE year 2025 the UK, common with many industr1 lised countries, will need substitute for petrol.
This is the opinion quoted a report by the Energy R search Group at the Ope University on a three-mon1 study Of future fuels for roz transport.
Under pessimistic assurni tions the substitution ma have to be completed by 202 Optimistically, crude o supplies may last 10 to 15 yea beyond that time.
Research and developmei will be necessary to demo] strate the feasibility of subs1 tution by the year 2000.
The strongest candidates f■ future transport fuels al identified as either a synthet liquid fuel derived from coal electricity used with hig energy denisty batteries.
Most of the detailed analys of fuel supply and demand i the report concentrates on time when it is assumed dm supplies of indigenous oil wi be negligible.
The range limitation of tt electric vehicle could lead I considerable changes in tTh pattern of transport deman both in total and in distribi tion of the demand betwee modes of transport.
The full report has bee published by the Transpoi and Road Research Labors tory at Crowthorne, Berks.