VOL. XXXV

NO. 36

8-JUNE-1992

General

Japan Plans to Have 2 Million-Car Green Fleet by the Year 2000

Projections by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI)call for an increase in the number of cars run by electricity, natural gas andmethanol from the current 1,350 vehicles to around 100,000 by 1995 and 2million by the year 2000. In order to service this large fleet of automobiles,MITI has worked out plans to remodel current service stations and open 2,000eco-service stations...