Daniel R Cohn started working with John B. Heywood (MIT MechE professor) who does internal combustion research, and spun out a company called Ethanol Boosting Systems with Ford Motor Company. The relationship did not go well: the spinoff company feels that Ford is infringing on these patents in F-150 trucks. A litigation is in process.
The company’s capabilities include potentially running a car (or a boat) on methanol.
This might also include Daniel R Cohn’s work on Cleaner gasoline engines for heavy-duty vehicles.