In India, Toyota on Tuesday launched the pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technology in Delhi. Hon’ble Shri. Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Hon’ble Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Union Minister of Heavy Industries, Hon’ble Shri. Bhupinder Yadav, Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change and Hon’ble Shri. […]
In India, Mint reports that the transportation minister will unveil on Wednesday the long-awaited ethanol flex-fuel car manufactured by Toyota, the first to become available in the Indian market, as part of a test project. Other companies are in the process of developing FFVs for the Indian market, but it will take time before any […]
It’s been a hot week for hydrogen with DiviGas securing $3.6 million in seed funding for the commercialization of a new next-generation polymeric hydrogen separation membrane that is a filter at a molecular level that purifies hydrogen and helps capture the associated CO2. The disruptive membrane will help reduce emissions by >1000 Million Tons of […]
From Sweden comes news that one of the world’s leading tanker shipping companies, Stena Bulk, signed the Global Maritime Forum’s Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization with milestones that include three carbon neutral-ready methanol powered MR tankers into Stena Bulk’s fleet, exploring low carbon fuels and the feasibility of using carbon capture to cut emissions […]
In California, the Toyota motor corp revealed plans to build a prototype “city” of the future neat Mt. Fuji, Japan, where it will be a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Named the “Woven City,” the community will act as a “living laboratory” where the space will serve as a home to full-time […]
In Italy, Venice is experimenting with hydrogen-fueled mobility, which only releases water vapor from exhausts. This afternoon in Mestre, as part of the events organized by Italy’s Japan Foundation for ‘Japan Week’, the Municipality and the Metropolitan City of Venice, Eni and Toyota signed an agreement to evaluate the construction of a hydrogen refueling station […]
In Brazil, Bloomberg reports that Toyota plans to roll out its hybrid ethanol Corolla in October while planning future roll outs in other Latin American countries with strong ethanol industries including Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. As many as 70,000 of the hybrid vehicles will be produced at the company’s Sao Paolo manufacturing […]
In Indonesia, the Jakarta Post newspaper reports that major Japanese car manufacturers including Toyota and Nissan have agreed to join the government’s B30 trial at the end of this month. The government recently boost the biodiesel blend to 20% despite some pushback from auto manufacturers, and now it is looking to go even further in […]
In Brazil, Toyota confirmed the new Brazilian Corolla will be the first vehicle in the world equipped with flex hybrid propulsion. Studies involving Toyota’s hybrid flex technology were announced by the manufacturer in March last year, while production confirmation came in December of the same year. Driving a new cycle of technological evolution in Brazil, […]
In Georgia, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits signed an agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation to produce and market a new portfolio of yeast strains “TOYOTA XyloAce” for cellulosic ethanol production in North America. Toyota, through the use of gene recombination technology, has recently developed new yeast strains that will play an important role in the […]
