Stephen Stacey of Toyota Motor Europe says: " BTL... can significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions compared to fossil diesel, and contribute towards the EU target for the use of renewables in transport - but only with the right support." Synthetic fuels can either be blended with traditional petrol, or left 'neat', which maximises performance and emissions benefits.
Let's get more funding for synthetic fuels, industries urge
Leaders from the fuel and automotive industries have called on Europe to make more funds available for research into synthetic fuels for transport.
19 February 2009 23:00 GMT
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25 November 2012 8:49 GMT
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