Yamaha will soon bring bio-fuel bikes to Asian markets to stop carbon emissions. It can use synthetic fuels made from bio-ethanol and other raw materials. News Nikkei Asia.
Efforts are currently being made to curb global carbon emissions. All companies, including technology and automobile companies, are focusing on stopping carbon emissions. Following this, the Japanese company is focusing on making electric motorcycles.
The use of synthetic fuels is seen as a step towards reducing carbon emissions from passenger vehicles to zero. Synthetic fuel-powered motorcycles will also have the current fossil fuel engine. However, they will not emit as much carbon as current engines do, said Yoshihiro Hidaka, president of Yamaha Motor.
Yamaha has already sold some sports motorcycles in Brazil in a mixture of petrol and ethanol. Similar bikes are being planned for sale in countries like India and Indonesia. Yamaha expects the move to begin soon.
About 80 percent of Yamaha’s annual supply is sold in Asia. As a result, the Japanese company is planning to dominate the big market. Yamaha aims to launch more than 10 electric motorcycle models worldwide by 2024.