In recent years, the Toyota site make more use of plastic components. For example Toyota Kijang Innova. MPV makes use of plastic materials in the components of the instrument panel, seats, front module, the inner door panels, bumpers and other components.
More than that, Toyota also serious eco-friendly innovations. For example developing a colored resin. When the resin is colored, then no need to paint post-printing. Thus can be reduced emissions from the process of painting, dust suction process and the drying process.
Toyota also continues to test a variety of bioplastics. For the initial stage mounted on certain models. If the results are good and cost-effective, bioplastics were subsequently used in all Toyota models.
Viswanathan exemplifies the Toyota Prius. Not just a green driving system, but also extends the use of bioplastics. Plastic materials are easily parsed this nature are made from corn, sugarcane, or kenaf. "Prius eco-plastic used in a number of interior components such as door linings, padded seat and scuff boards," .
Bioplastics are also used in the interior of the Lexus HS 250 Hybrid. "The use of bioplastics saves 20% of CO2 emissions of cars throughout its lifetime," .
