Taiwan Orders Use of E3 in Government Vehicles

29 September 2007

CNA. The government of Taiwan launched a “green government vehicle” program with an order that calls for vehicles owned by the central government and the Taipei municipal government to use an E3 (3% ethanol) blend.

Taiwan is developing biofuel plans to reduce its dependency on energy imports, which account for 98% of the island’s energy supplies, and to increase farmer incomes.

Taiwan has set a compulsory goals to use B1 diesel starting July 2008; B2 diesel in 2010; and E3 gasoline to replace MTBE by 2011.

Resources:

• Taiwan Bio-Fuels Annual 2007 (USDA GAIN)