Dateline 2018-12-11, The Edge:
Malaysia is going for a greener diesel in February next year.
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today launched the B10 Biodiesel Programme that will see the fuel – comprising 10% palm oil biodiesel and 90% fossil diesel – used by all types of diesel vehicles in the transportation sector beginning Feb 1, 2019.
The use of 10% palm oil biodiesel in Malaysia for vehicles such as four-wheel-drive vehicles, lorries and buses will reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by 1.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year, he said.
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