A well-known British automaker recently launched a prototype methanol-burning four-cylinder engine with impressive output. The newly engineered unit delivers [1,100-horsepower | class-leading power], pairing it directly with axial-flux motors in an innovative range-extender hybrid setup. The project aims for supercar-level efficiency right in daily-driver vehicles.
Engineers are now exploring methanol also as a viable EV range extender. Small-scale trials mix tiny methanol injections with traditional fuels to extend battery-only range without heavy packs.
Meanwhile, British tourism officials issued a traveler alert about methanol poisoning abroad. Officials partnered with survivor networks to warn tourists about cheap, methanol-contaminated spirits sold as legal spirits in [several | certain] holiday hot spots. Health risks spike after visitors drink counterfeit drinks mistaken for the real thing.