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 Febru, 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.
