In Thailand, Tesco Lotus converted its 400-truck fleet to B5 biodiesel, reducing carbon emissions by 3 metric tonnes per year and reducing fuel costs by 5%.
B5 conversions are typically followed by conversion to B20 following a suitable trial period.
Entry Information
Related Stories
Thailand to change car specifications for January conversion to E20Thailand's Energy Minister Piyasvasti Amranand said that his department was drafting quality specs for car makers to convert to E20.
Earlier this month, Thailand announced plans to mandate E20 blen...
Dominick’s converts 428 grocery truck fleet to B20 biodieselIn Illinois, Dominick's grocery stores will convert its 428 truck fleet to B20 biodiesel. The company, which operates 99 stores across the Midwest, said that it expects to reduce its greenhouse gas em...
Thailand aims to increase cassava yield as ethanol capacity growsIn Thailand, a survey of the country's cassava production capabilities has been published highlighting improving cassava yields. Yield have improved from 0.9 tonnes per acre in 1995 to 1.4 tonnes per ...
Thailand E85 tax incentive confusion has stymied flex-fuel car makers planning: ethanol glut looms as E85 takeoff delayedIn Thailand, observers say that the government needs to clarify the excise tax that will be imposed on E85, so that manufacturers can plan production volumes of flex-fuel cars, to avoid an ethanol glu...
Somerville, MA announces fleet conversion to biodieselIn Massachusetts, Somerville commenced conversion of its city Department of Public Works truck fleet to biodiesel.
In the past two weeks, fleets in Thailand, Finland, California and Colorado have a...
Thailand chops E85 excise taxes in bid to reduce oil imports by $3.3 billionIn Thailand, the government announced that a biofuels incentive package that reduces the excise tax on E85. The government said that the incentives, combined with the launch of E85 at 50 stations cont...
