Energy Ministry to release B10 compatibility stickers to attract car buyers

By THE NATION

 

 

Following the Energy Ministry’s announcement this week that use of B10 biodiesel (diesel mixed with 10 per cent pure palm oil) as the standard biodiesel nationwide would come into force on January 1, Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said on Thursday (October 24) that the next step would be to push the use of B10 biodiesel to 57 million liters per day within the second quarter of 2020.

 

“I have assigned the Department of Energy Business (DOEB) to promote the use of B10 biodiesel by cooperating with car manufacturers to issue B10 stickers for new and existing cars,” he said. “This sticker will help car buyers know that which makes and models are B10 compatible, making it easier to make a decision. They will also assure existing car owners that their vehicles can switch from B7 to B10 without any problems.”

 

Currently, about 50 per cent of old cars have B10 compatible engines, Sonirat added.

 

Sontirat added that next month the Energy Ministry will announce more measures to promote the use of E20 (benzene mixed with 20 per cent ethyl alcohol) as a standard fuel in benzene group.

 

The Ministry’s promotion of B10 as the standard biodiesel started on October 1 when it reduced the price of B10 to below that of B7 at Bt2/litre, and made B20 cheaper than B7 at Bt3/ litre to attract users. The Ministry of Energy expects that when B10 biodiesel becomes the standard next year, total domestic usage will soar to 57 million litres per day, while B20 will go up to 5 million litres per day, and B100 to 7 million litres per day.

 

“These biodiesels will help absorb crude palm oil at 2.2-2.3 million tonnes annually, which will be of tremendous help to palm farmers nationwide.”

 

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Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377723

 

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attract car buyers

 

Get them further in Debt

And increase forest clearing to plant more palms, but hey, trees are bad, they drop leaves everywhere. That was the reason given to a friend when they came and chopped down 5 or 6 lovely trees on the road outside his house.

Edited October 25, 20196 yr by overherebc

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Energy Ministry to release B10 compatibility stickers to attract car buyers

Another day in the land of government gimmickry.

In a story today......."In September, Thai car sales fell 14.1% from a year earlier, down for a fourth consecutive month".

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Do the cars and trucks need to have built in GPS to qualify?? Lol

Next brilliant idea:- Car buyers will gain free entry into a lottery to win gold and a mobile phone, if they agree top have a GPS tracker chip implant.

Noticed a number of B20 diesel posters outside mainly PTT stations. Can my 2015 Isuzu 3 litre truck use this? I popped into a dealer who at first said yes,then no then decided after looking at the inside of the fuel flap No because it didn’t say B20 there. But of course when the car was manufactured B20 wasn’t a factor so of course it wouldn’t show it! Typical Thai lack of training and knowledge. So any suggestions?

8 minutes ago, nchuckle said:

Noticed a number of B20 diesel posters outside mainly PTT stations. Can my 2015 Isuzu 3 litre truck use this? I popped into a dealer who at first said yes,then no then decided after looking at the inside of the fuel flap No because it didn’t say B20 there. But of course when the car was manufactured B20 wasn’t a factor so of course it wouldn’t show it! Typical Thai lack of training and knowledge. So any suggestions?

Dont trust em, asked the facebook direct advice line of  mine if  it could use b10-20.....NO, asked someone direct at the manufacturer who requested my vin number and he said b10 yes b2 0  no.then re asked on facebook page of manufacturer and they said yes b10 no b20 after I said ARE U SURE......cant trust em with anything, they often give me wrong information.

Never seen B10 for sale, see B20 a fair  bit now, was  told  all diesel is now B7 anyway.

Edited October 28, 20196 yr by Chazar

5 minutes ago, Chazar said:

Dont trust em, asked the facebook direct advice line of  mine if  it could use b10-20.....NO, asked someone direct at the manufacturer who requested my vin number and he said b10 yes b2 0  no.then re asked on facebook page of manufacturer and they said yes b10 no b20 after I said ARE U SURE......cant trust em with anything, they often give me wrong information.

Never seen B10 for sale, see B20 a fair  bit now, was  told  all diesel is now B7 anyway.

Thanks,couldn’t agree more. They just have to give an answer to save face rather than say' I don’t know '. I found another article where Isuzu said customers with 2012 models onwards should bring them in for inspection with discounts on parts and labor until January. Looking on the inside of the flap constitutes an inspection?! The ignorance in this country never ceases to amaze. Perhaps I’ll ask another dealer but how can we have any confidence?

On 10/28/2019 at 4:32 PM, Chazar said:

Dont trust em, asked the facebook direct advice line of  mine if  it could use b10-20.....NO, asked someone direct at the manufacturer who requested my vin number and he said b10 yes b2 0  no.then re asked on facebook page of manufacturer and they said yes b10 no b20 after I said ARE U SURE......cant trust em with anything, they often give me wrong information.

Never seen B10 for sale, see B20 a fair  bit now, was  told  all diesel is now B7 anyway.

Update;

Went into my dealer in Nakhon Ratchasima who were more informed,even having an official looking guideline folder. Yes it can run on B20 but needs modifications which includes replacement filters (fuel?) and some kind of 'pipe' (fuel feed?) all of which was around 2600 baht taking 2/3 hours. Filter must be replaced every 20k kilometers.At 3 baht litre saving I calculated investment would be repaid after about 13/14 fill ups which seems worthwhile. 

Any reports regarding performance or consumption difference would be welcome.