Toyota hopes better biofuels give combustion engine cars new life
Japanese automakers, including Toyota, Suzuki, Subaru, Daihatsu, Mazda, and Toyota-affiliated trading house Toyota Tsusho, in collaboration with oil company Eneos, have established the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels. In February, this consortium inaugurated a bioethanol production facility in Fukushima Prefecture to research and develop efficient bioethanol fuel production methods using non-edible biomass. This initiative aims to reduce the carbon footprint of combustion engine vehicles amid the growing shift towards electric vehicles.
TOKYO — Japanese carmakers, led by Toyota Motor, are making bioethanol at a research center in northern Japan to encourage use of the plant-based fuel and to reduce the carbon footprint of combustion engine cars. Conventional cars face an uncertain future as electric vehicles gain traction.
In February, the ethanol plant, operated by the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels, opened in Fukushima prefecture. The research association, created in 2022, counts Toyota, Suzuki Motor, Subaru, Daihatsu Motor, Mazda Motor, Toyota-affiliated trading house Toyota Tsusho and oil company Eneos as members.
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Source : Nikkei Asia
