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Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Announcements Mercedes completes trial run on biodiesel Our Bureau
Pune , May 19 `TOUR of India' - the first phase of the cross-country drive by DaimlerChrysler India Ltd (DCIL) with their Mercedes using the biodiesel generated from Jatropha plant, has successfully completed its trial run of 5,900 km. The drive involved running of the Mercedes Benz C class car on biodiesel over terrains, which includes tortuous Western Ghats, across humid coastal areas of Southern India and further through the deserts of Rajasthan, past the plains of Gujarat. Mr Hans Michael Huber, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, DaimlerChrysler India Ltd, is a happy man as the test has given out positive results for the company. The results, which are to be published, shows that not even once did the vehicles experience breakdown. This has proved the company's theory that vehicles could be run on Jatropha biodiesel alone. He noted that the fuel consumption of the vehicle was similar to the one run on petrol and had given a mileage of 13.5 km to a litre in the city limits and about 15 km to a litre in the rest of the regions traversed by the vehicles.
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