Nitin Gadkari urges automobile industry to promote ethanol, flex fuels

Minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has asked automobile manufacturers to look into ways of making ethanol and flex fuels more acceptable to the public, citing Brazil’s successful integration of biofuels in its transportation systems. The minister also discussed how a shift to biofuels from fossil fuels would help India become #AtmaNirbhar (self-reliant),

20 percent ethanol blending in petrol by 2025

India has achieved over 12% ethanol blending and consumes about 50-60 million metric tonnes of petrol a year. Petrol-fuelled vehicles running on Indian roads will be less polluting in near future as petrol sold in the country will have about 20% ethanol mix within two years, as India is trying to increase ethanol production. India

Ethanol centre of excellence launched in India

Strengthening bilateral ties between Brazil and India for the promotion of ethanol and its blends in the automotive sector, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, government of India launched the Virtual Center of Excellence (CoE) at the Auto Expo 2023 in the presence

India Auto Inc can roll out E20-compliant vehicles

The drive to E20 compliance in the Indian automobile industry is on schedule. In line with the government’s thrust towards ethanol adoption in India, apex industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) organised a technology demonstration on ‘Ethanol Adoption – Flex Fuel Vehicles in India’, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on December 12.

Biofuels can be the pathway to carbon-neutrality

Conference on biofuels sees automotive industry experts, academia, and other stakeholders share best practices, debate and disseminate learnings on biofuels, especially ethanol. Biofuels, which are produced from biomass such as plants, are among the promising alternative fuel sources for use in vehicles. Ethanol, the world’s most widely produced biofuel, is made from sugarcane or starchy

ISMA seeks government support for sugar industry for ethanol production

As per the estimates of the Niti Aayog, to achieve 20 per cent of ethanol (E20) blending in petrol in the country by 2025, 1,000 crore litres of ethanol will be required, he said while speaking at an event organised by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). The sugar industry will need government support to

Ethanol mixed petrol in India will come into use within 6 months

The Central Government is all set to promote ethanol as an alternative fuel in coming times. According to a statement made by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways in SIAM annual convention 2021, the ministry will be expanding the network of ethanol pumps across the country in the next six months. For