IndyCar launches 100% renewable fuel in 2023

From 2023, theIndyCar will turn somewhat green. The North American single-seater series announced this Friday the introduction of 100% renewable fuel. This will be manufactured by Shell, the official supplier of IndyCar, whose contract has also been renewed. This new fuel consists of a mixture of ethanol, derived from sugarcane waste, and other biofuels. IndyCar will therefore become the first North American automobile series to use fuel 100% made from renewable materials. Currently, the series is powered by a compound close to E85, a fuel made up of 85% ethanol and 15% fossil fuel.

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With the new fuel, and according to IndyCar, greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced by 60%. “ This IndyCar announcement is a great example of how fuel technologies are crucial to helping us decarbonize the sport, said Dr. Selda Gunsel, president of Shell Global Solutions. Today's announcement is a step toward achieving this goal. "" Motorsport has always been at the forefront of innovation and technology, and today IndyCar reinforces that tradition in a disruptive and very important way, welcomes Mark Miles, president of Penske Entertainment Corp. We are proud to become leaders in terms of sustainability and decarbonization.«