Nissan launches first Japanese ethanol trials with Murano
Filed under: Ethanol, Nissan, Japan
Japan has apparently not been nearly as aggressive as countries like the United States, Brazil and Sweden in promoting ethanol as a motor fuel but that may soon change. Nissan has just launched the first government sanctioned ethanol trial in Japan with a Murano crossover. An E10-capable Murano is currently undergoing tests to monitor fuel consumption and emissions as well as vehicle reliability. The test program will kick off on April 1 in the Tokachi area of Hokkaido. The ethanol is being produced from wheat and sugar beets deemed sub-standard for food consumption. The ethanol plant will have a capacity of 3.9 million US gallons of ethanol and Japan hopes to use it to supplant 1 percent of the gasoline used on Hokkaido annually.
[Source: DueMotori.com, thanks to Domenick for the tip]
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2-06-2008 @ 5:05PM
Kardax said...
Here in Minnesota, 10% ethanol (E10) is blended with ALL gasoline sold in the state. And it's not affecting anyone's cars, including people who drive the U.S. version of the Nissan Murano.
I'm not sure what the big deal is, here...
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2-07-2008 @ 9:52AM
scooter said...
Great! All the things we could do to perserve the enviroment are important!
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