Union Minister of Highway Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari mentioned on Monday that many Indian corporations are organising crops to provide 100% ethanol-run vehicles and two-wheelers in India.
Gadkari got here to Parliament in an analogous automobile produced by Toyota and whereas speaking to the media mentioned, “That is the world’s first automobile which has a flex engine and complies with emission norms of Euro 6. It offers web zero emissions. Runs on ethanol produced from sugarcane juice, molasses, and corn.”
Just lately, Toyota has introduced for organising of a plant to provide flex vehicles in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, with an funding of INR 20,000 crore. Gadkari says Tatas and Suzuki are additionally engaged on producing 100% ethanol or flex engine vehicles.
Within the two-wheeler phase Bajaj, TVS and Hero are making flex-engine bikes and scooters.
“Different producers are additionally engaged on bringing a flex engine. Similar to petrol pumps, our farmers will now have ethanol pumps. We have now an import of INR 16 lakh crores. Such autos will cut back air pollution, save prices, and profit farmers… This automobile works on 100% ethanol…” mentioned Gadkari.
Earlier in August 2023, Nitin Gadkari unveiled the prototype of a 100% ethanol-run Bharat Stage (BS)-VI-compliant electrified flex-fuel automobile, developed by Toyota Kirloskar Motors.
Now the prototype vehicles are prepared for mass manufacturing by Toyota, which has introduced organising a plant in Aurangabad, Maharashtra for this.
The prototype automobile unveiled in August 2023, was such a 100% ethanol (E100) primarily based automobile, of mannequin Toyota Innova HyCross. The then-unveiled automobile can cowl 40% of its distance on ethanol and the remaining 60% on electrical, with the petrol engine shut off.
Whereas flex-fuel autos have been launched internationally earlier than, and Toyota launched a flex-fuel model of its Corolla in 2022. However now India is able to produce India’s BS-VI emission standards-compliant flex-fuel autos.
Gadkari mentioned, “The ethanol business is a boon for farmers, with the demand for ethanol set to extend, reshaping India’s agricultural economic system.”
“Flex vehicles will probably be a boon for farmers. Ethanol is swadeshi and farmers will reap all its advantages. Like petrol pumps ethanol pumps will probably be there” Gadkari added.
