Brazilian car manufacturers aim to stop planned 15% biodiesel blend

In Brazil, Reuters reports that the national association of automobile manufacturers has recommended the government not boost the biodiesel blending mandate to 15% by 2023 as proposed by the biodiesel industry, a move which unsurprisingly has the industry in an uproar. The car manufacturers claim that boosting the biodiesel blend can have a number of negative impacts on the vehicles ranging from increased operating costs to reduced security overall as well as negative environmental impacts.