flex-fuel vehicles Archives

Nitin Gadkari gives nod to 100% ethanol fuel use

India has legally approved 100% ethanol fuel for vehicles, with Minister Nitin Gadkari announcing ethanol-compatible cars and motorcycles from major automakers. The...

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India Goes Big on Green Fuel – Zero Excise Duty on Petrol with Up to 30% Ethanol

India has removed excise duty on E22–E30 petrol blends to accelerate ethanol adoption beyond E20. The move supports higher blending, flex-fuel vehicles,...

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India plans nationwide push for E85 flex-fuel vehicles to cut oil dependence

India is planning a nationwide push for flex-fuel vehicles supporting E85 (85% ethanol), moving beyond the current E20 programme. The policy aims...

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Ethanol glut spurs flex-fuel demand

Indian Sugar and Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association has urged the government to include stronger incentives for flex-fuel vehicles in CAFE-3 norms, warning of...

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Next phase of demand-led growth of ethanol to focus on higher blending target, flex-fuel vehicles and E-100

India is planning the next phase of its ethanol programme after achieving 20% blending, focusing on higher targets, flex-fuel vehicles, and E-100...

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Sugar, green energy associations write to Niti Aayog against automakers objecting to net zero report

India’s sugar and bioenergy bodies have backed NITI Aayog’s proposal to classify flex-fuel and CBG vehicles alongside electric vehicles under a broader...

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ISMA says GST rationalisation on flex-fuel vehicles, crucial for ethanol ecosystem

India’s sugar industry seeks GST cuts on flex-fuel and ethanol-blended vehicles in the Union Budget to boost clean mobility and ethanol demand....

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Auto industry, ethanol makers agree on continuation of 20% blending for now

Ethanol producers, auto firms, and the government are maintaining 20% blending for stability, while pushing flex-fuel vehicles as the long-term solution. Distilleries...