Toyota's Innovation With Ethanol
Published Monday, 31 October, 2011 by Blog Admin. Categories: News.
Toyota is topping the auto world with hybrid variants of the new Toyota Prius models available at O'Brien Toyota Scion in Indianapolis, IN. But they are only starting with electric. Toyota wants to be remembered for even more advancements in fuel consumption. The Japanese auto maker is looking towards ethanol. A new yeast is being tested to help make a better alternative fuel. This newly developed yeast efficiently ferments xylose, a sugar produced when plant fibers break down, basically creating a super fuel.
The newly developed yeast produces one of the highest ethanol fermentation levels in the world, and…