Toyota And Exxon Test Synthetic Fuel, Claims Can Cut ICE Emissions Up To 75%

Exxon Mobil Corp and Toyota Motor Corp are establishing partnerships to test low-carbon fuel on gasoline engines. (Doc. Toyota)

JAKARTA - The fight that was recently won by e-fuel supporters in the European Union turned out to have a domino effect.

As previously reported, after pressure from some of Germany's automotive industries, the European Union finally reached an agreement if new non-electric vehicles could still be sold after 2035 on condition that they use eFuel.

Well, on the other hand in the United States there is no such policy with the European Union yet, Toyota and ExxonMobil are collaborating on developing a new (e-fuel) mixed fuel that has the potential to reduce emissions from combustion engines.

Although the fuel is still in the testing phase, ExxonMobil's Vice President of Strategy and Planning, Andrew Madden, told Autonews that the company has made progress.

However, he said, the implementation of this fuel mixture will later require support from government policies.

"This is a solution for liquid fuel that can be used in existing fleets, a form of policy that allows the market to innovate at the lowest cost of decarbonizing transportation," Madden said.

Toyota and Exxon claim their synthetic fuels could reduce ICE emissions by 75%.

Toyota said that this study proves that synthetic fuels can be used in existing and older vehicles powered by internal combustion engines.

Toyota also argues that synthetic fuels should also be considered as a means to reduce carbon emissions.