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by elif 1268 days ago
"made from plants" will need a citation.

The Porsche/Exxon syn fuel uses natural gas as it's feedstock, for instance.

I'm pretty sure the Mazda pr guy was just smart enough to omit that detail, not that they are hiding it's magical eco friendly origins.

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This other press release from Mazda's fuel supplier doubles down on the agricultural waste talking point. In this case 'straw' was used to create ethanol which was the feedstock.

https://coryton.com/lab/articles/the-opportunity-for-sustain...