{"id":143565,"date":"2021-11-29T18:11:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T09:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=143565&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-11-29T18:11:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T09:11:16","slug":"shochu-distillery-to-use-sweet-potato-powered-ev","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/shochu-distillery-to-use-sweet-potato-powered-ev\/","title":{"rendered":"Shochu Distillery To Use Sweet Potato-powered EV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kagoshima-based major shochu distillery, Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd., aims to reduce CO2 emission to zero by the fiscal year of 2030. To step up efforts to utilize biogas produced from sweet potato lees and sludge, the company will gradually replace 30 gasoline-fueled cars with electric vehicles. The sweet-potato-powered EV will be named \u2018e-imo\u2019 and provide electricity in case of disasters, too. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirishima.co.jp\/company\/environment\/power_generation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirishima Shuzo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/local\/kyushu\/news\/20211125-OYTNT50013\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yomiuri<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fnn_kirishimashuzo_2021_cl-.png?resize=1186%2C866&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1186\" height=\"866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fnn_kirishimashuzo_2021_cl-.png?w=1186&amp;ssl=1 1186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fnn_kirishimashuzo_2021_cl-.png?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fnn_kirishimashuzo_2021_cl-.png?resize=1024%2C748&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/fnn_kirishimashuzo_2021_cl-.png?resize=768%2C561&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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