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Toyota enters biofuel territory with cellulosic ethanol plan

Not many posts have been written on our little blog here that use both of the following two words: "Toyota," "ethanol." Until now, the Japanese automaker has mostly steered clear of the biofuel (with a few exceptions), unlike the domestic brands that can't seem to get enough. New reports from Reuters say that ToMoCo, along with other Japanse firms, will work to develop low-cost cellulosic ethanol. Go figure. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Toray Industries Inc, Kajima Corp, Nippon Oil Corp. and Sapporo Engineering Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary ... Read more →

New Toyota flex-fuel vehicles, the Corolla XLi and the Fielder, coming to Brazil in 2008 Xavier Navarro

Toyota is arriving late flex-fuel craze of vehicles in Brazil, a country known not only for their excellent soccer players but also for their widespread use of ethanol (called álcool) to power ...

Toyota considering flex-fuel capability for hybrid line Mike Magda

After he testified before Congress on Wednesday, Toyota exec Jim Press told Bloomberg that the company may offer hybrids that run on ethanol or gasoline. Press said Toyota is studying flex-fuel ...

Toyota enters biofuel territory with cellulosic ethanol plan 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Not many posts have been written on our little blog here that use both of the following two words: "Toyota," "ethanol." Until now, the Japanese automaker has mostly steered clear of the biofuel (with a few exceptions), unlike the domestic brands that can't seem to get enough. New reports from ...

New Toyota flex-fuel vehicles, the Corolla XLi and the Fielder, coming to Brazil in 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota is arriving late flex-fuel craze of vehicles in Brazil, a country known not only for their excellent soccer players but also for their widespread use of ethanol (called álcool) to power vehicles. This week, Toyota announced that two models, the Corolla XLi and the Fielder, will be ...

Toyota considering flex-fuel capability for hybrid line 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

After he testified before Congress on Wednesday, Toyota exec Jim Press told Bloomberg that the company may offer hybrids that run on ethanol or gasoline. Press said Toyota is studying flex-fuel capability but didn't specify a model or when such a vehicle would be released. Currently, Toyota doesn't ...


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