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The History of M100 Methanol Vehicles Penetration in Japan
Technical Paper
2000-01-1216
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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SAE 2000 World Congress
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English
Abstract
This paper describes the history of promotional activities in Japan for neat methanol fuel (M100) vehicles.
Since the middle of the 1980s, Nippon Methanol Fueled Vehicles Co., Ltd. (now, Organization for the Promotion of Low Emission Vehicles (LEVO)), has been leasing M100 vehicles, and has conducted research work regarding these vehicles. LEVO has also been involved in infrastructure promotion for M100 vehicles, to ensure energy security and as a countermeasure against air pollution. As a result, as of March 1999, a total of 572 M100 vehicles had been leased to fleet operators. This more than 10 years of market experience with these vehicles has contributed toward convincing the Japanese Government, local governments and fleet operators of methanol's potential as an automotive fuel.
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Authors
- Yutaka Takada - Organization for the Promotion of Low Emission Vehicles
- Shigeru Ueki - Organization for the Promotion of Low Emission Vehicles
- Mayumi Kinoshita - Organization for the Promotion of Low Emission Vehicles
- Ichiro Kasamatsu - Organization for the Promotion of Low Emission Vehicles
- Hisashi Kageyama - Organization for the Promotion of Low Emission Vehicles
Citation
Takada, Y., Ueki, S., Kinoshita, M., Kasamatsu, I. et al., "The History of M100 Methanol Vehicles Penetration in Japan," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-1216, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-1216.Also In
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