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Toyota's Renewable Fuel Cars Count as Zero-Emission
Toyota urges EU to accept renewable fuel cars as zero-emission vehicles to keep combustion engines in Europe.
In brief
Toyota urges EU to accept renewable fuel cars as zero-emission vehicles to keep combustion engines in Europe. Toyota wants European regulators to count cars using qualifying renewable fuels as zero-emission vehicles to allow internal combustion engines beyond 2035. Originally reported by Road & Track.
Toyota's proposal
Toyota wants European regulators to accept cars running exclusively on qualifying renewable fuels as zero-emission vehicles.
“cars running exclusively on qualifying renewable fuels, the company announced Friday, should count as zero-emission vehicles”
EU's 2035 rule change
The EU is considering a 90-percent reduction in fleet CO2 emissions by 2035 with renewable fuels or low-carbon steel for remaining emissions.
“the European Commission has alternatively proposed a 90-percent reduction, with the remaining emissions compensated through qualifying fuels or European low-carbon steel”
Spanish pilot project
Toyota, BMW, Bosch, and Repsol tested 20 vehicles using Repsol's 100-percent renewable gasoline in a six-month Spanish trial.
“In July, Toyota, BMW, Bosch, and Repsol launched a six-month Spanish pilot involving around 20 vehicles running on Repsol’s 100-percent renewable gasoline”
Verification challenge
Bosch's system tracks fuel use to ensure vehicles exclusively use renewable fuel, but owners might switch to non-renewable fuel.
“Bosch supplies the digital tracking system, which uses information from vehicles, filling stations, and fuel-card transactions to verify renewable-fuel use”
The one thing
Toyota wants European regulators to count cars using qualifying renewable fuels as zero-emission vehicles to allow internal combustion engines beyond 2035.
