Australia to impose fuel efficiency standard in 2025

Australia’s federal government plans to introduce a long-awaited fuel efficiency standard for passenger and light commercial vehicles on 1 January 2025, after announcing a one-month consultation period before drafting new laws. Canberra has announced its preferred model for the standard, which it committed to in last year’s budget after releasing its electric vehicle (EV) strategy

BSI releases 9 standards for biofuels

India’s national standards body, The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), released standards on Biofuels. Biofuels which are produced from biomass used to blend with fossil fuels to reduce emissions. India has a target to blend 20 per cent ethanol biofuels into its fossil fuels used in transportation and save the state’s exchequer from importing crude