Suzuki producing biogas auto fuel from cow dung in India


Photo taken on March 19, 2026, shows a refuelling station adjacent to a biogas plant in the state of Gujarat in India. - Photo: Kyodo

BHUKHALA (India): (Bernama-Kyodo) Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. has been producing biogas for use as vehicle fuel from cow dung in India, a key market for its cars, aiming to promote decarbonisation while boosting local dairy farmers' income, Kyodo News reported.

In mid-March, the Japanese automaker unveiled a biogas plant to reporters in Bhukhala in the western Indian state of Gujarat, where cow dung is fermented for about a month in a large tank.

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