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Toyota to invest in Philipines jatropha bio-diesel plant

Except in Europe, Toyota has shown little interest in diesel powerplants for anything but the Land Cruiser. Toyota even canceled plans to add a diesel engine to the U.S. Tundra pickup truck. But, a division of Toyota is currently in negotiations with the Philippine government for an investment in a jatropha plantation and biodiesel refinery. Trading company Toyota Tsusho will start off by planting and cultivating a one acre plot of jatropha and conducting a feasibility study of biodiesel refining. Toyota will partner with the government-run ... Read more →

Indonesia looks to biodiesel made from jatropha seeds Sebastian Blanco

Another Asian country turns its focus to biofuels. While there are a lot of obstacles mentioned in this article from the Christian Science Monitor in the way of Indonesia quickly becoming a ...

Toyota to invest in Philipines jatropha bio-diesel plant 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Except in Europe, Toyota has shown little interest in diesel powerplants for anything but the Land Cruiser. Toyota even canceled plans to add a diesel engine to the U.S. Tundra pickup truck. But, a division of Toyota is currently in negotiations with the Philippine government for an investment in a ...

Indonesia looks to biodiesel made from jatropha seeds 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Another Asian country turns its focus to biofuels. While there are a lot of obstacles mentioned in this article from the Christian Science Monitor in the way of Indonesia quickly becoming a biodiesel-powered country, there are also a lot of reasons for it to do so, including the always-a-factor high ...


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