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Brazil: Ethanol

Brazil is a World leader in alternative fuel for running its' cars. Ethanol has 90% less emissions than gasoline. But can Brazil persuade the rest of the world to use it too?

In this week's Global Business Peter Day is back in Brazil. This time he is looking at Brazil's very successful Ethanol Industry which has been a credible alternative fuel for cars since the 1970's with 90% less emissions than gasoline. Can they persuade the rest of the world that this is a technology cheap to run and ready to use now instead of the hybrid option favoured by places like the USA and Europe?

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