A modest proposal
Japan plans to fight global warming and surging oil prices by requiring all vehicles to run on an environment-friendly mix of ethanol or other biofuels by 2030, according to The Mainichi:
The new policy, adopted by the Environment Ministry this month, will require all new cars to be able to run on a blend of 10 percent ethanol, an alcohol fuel made from corn or sugar, and 90 percent regular gasoline, starting in 2010.
This is a very modest goal, but at least it is a first step to combat global warming. However, Toyota Motor Co., the world's No. 2 automaker, already meet the new 10-percent standard, and Mainichi also points out that GM, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler already have produced 5 million flexible fuel vehicles that can run on 85 percent ethanol. So why is Japan's government so terribly modest and satisfied with a 10 percent goal?
The new policy, adopted by the Environment Ministry this month, will require all new cars to be able to run on a blend of 10 percent ethanol, an alcohol fuel made from corn or sugar, and 90 percent regular gasoline, starting in 2010.
This is a very modest goal, but at least it is a first step to combat global warming. However, Toyota Motor Co., the world's No. 2 automaker, already meet the new 10-percent standard, and Mainichi also points out that GM, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler already have produced 5 million flexible fuel vehicles that can run on 85 percent ethanol. So why is Japan's government so terribly modest and satisfied with a 10 percent goal?
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