With all the Toyota Prius hybrid variants coming to Roberts Toyota in Columbia, TN, Toyota has already proven to be a top competitor in the alternative fuel world. But the company is only starting with electric - they want to advance fuel consumption technology even further.

The auto maker wants to make a better ethanol. Yeast being developed that will more efficiently ferments xylose, sugar produced when plant fibers break down, basically creating a better ethanol fuel.  

This newly developed yeast produces the highest ethanol fermentation level known to human kind, and is capable of improving bio-fuel quality while also reducing production costs. Plans to perfect this ethanol, along with making ethanol a widely available commodity, are set to be completed by 2020.

The Toyota Biotechnology and Afforestation Laboratory is also developing a "cool-spot creation technology" for simulating cooling effects found under  the shade created by trees, which will be used inside cars.¹  

To check out all the latest fuel efficient Toyota cars car trucks, come down to Roberts Toyota on 1027 Nashville Highway in Columbia, TN 38401.

Source: ¹http://www.torquenews.com/397/toyota-reveals-breakthrough-cellulosic-ethanol-production