Paving the way for the transformation of the fossil fuel ecosystem in the country, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification for facilitating the use of a blend of 12 per cent and 15 per cent ethanol in gasoline as automotive fuels.
Comments have been invited from stakeholders within a period of 30 days.
“The newly manufactured gasoline vehicles fitted with spark-ignition engine compatible to run on ethanol-gasoline blends of E-12 and E-15 shall be type-approved as per prevailing gasoline emission norms,” the draft notification said, Recently, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had said the government will take a decision over flex-fuel engines as it is considering making these mandatory for the automobile industry.
