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Article: Brazil and Germany to sign agreement to produce alcohol-fueled cars.
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- South American Business Information
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- August 21, 2002
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Brazil, Aug 21, 2002
The Brazilian and the German governments are to sign an agreement to produce 100,000 new alcohol-fueled cars, which would increase the hydrated alcohol consumption by 430mil liters per year in Brazil. According to the agreement, the Brazilian government would give a tax exemption for the taxi drivers who acquire alcohol-fueled cars. The exemption should amount to R$100mil (R$1,000 per car bought), which will be paid by the German government through the acquisition of carbon credits as established by Kyoto protocol. As the alcohol-fueled cars are less pollutants than the gas-fueled ones, around 710,000 m tons of CO2 per year will not be ...