BMW says tests show B10 biodiesel can cause severe engine damage


Techincal challenges: Workers fuelling up a zoo transport in Taiping.

KUALA LUMPUR: BMW AG just tossed a wrench into plans by Malaysia to boost its biofuel programme.

A drive to introduce a blend that uses 10% palm oil, up from 7%, risks causing severe engine damage, according to BMW Group Malaysia.

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