Honda Motor is to begin building a bio-fuel research centre near Tokyo in April ahead of beginning operations in November.

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The company has said it is looking to the centre to develop and produce bioethanol fuel from inedible plant matter.


According to reports, Honda has already produced the basic technology to extract ethanol fuel from cellulose, found in the fibrous part of plants, including inedible leaves and the stalks of plants.

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