Fischer-Tropsch Diesel and Biodiesel to Fuel Hybrid Transit Bus in Trials

Hino?s S?lega 8.9L Diesel HEV Bus set for trails using new synthetic fuel cocktail. Beginning this July, Toyota, Hino and Showa Shell Sekiyu plan to fuel a fleet of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses by a CO2 emissions-reducing mixture of Fischer-Tropsch diesel (FTD) and hydrogenated biodiesel. The Fischer-Tropsch Diesel used in this trial is produced by Shell using a gas to liquids process (GTL) and produced at a plant in Malaysia.