ethanol Stations in hungary in

The sale of e85 ethanol started in Hungary in September 2007. With more than 400 pumps throughout the country, the evolution has not been as expected, especially following the cancellation of the tax subsidies from which it benefited at the beginning of the year.

However, this downward trend changed in 2018 with the approval by the European Union of the mandatory introduction of renewable fuels in the energy mix of transport and the identification of the different fuels with the maximum limit of ethanol they could carry.

This has led brands such as Avia to redouble their commitment to this fuel, in which they have extensive experience in other countries, and public interest has increased due to the limitations imposed by the European Union and its CO2 emission reduction targets.

The ethical objection that it is a waste of food to make fuel when people in some parts of the world are starving is valid. The answer to this doubt is the so-called second-generation bioethanol, which is not made from the crop itself, but from the stems and leaves of the plant, which are waste anyway. The conversion could also be profitable, as E85 in Hungary costs 217 forints per liter and gasoline about 320 forints. This difference of 100 forints has been observed for a long time.