NEW DELHI: India will get its first flex-fuel vehicle, which can run on ethanol blended petrol and battery next month. The Flex Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) imported from Brazil will be used as a pilot to assess its performance in terms of reduced carbon emissions.
The vehicle will be flagged off by Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari in the second week of October. Speaking at an event organised by the sugar industry on Wednesday, Brazilian ambassador to India, Andre Aranha Correa do Lago, said the first car has landed in India. Experts and automobile industry players said more flex-fuel vehicles will hit the market from 2024 onwards. In Brazil, nearly 85% of the cars sold run on flex-fuel.
“The first FFV-SHEV has been brought for research purposes. So far, there has been no data based on domestic research and hence it’s necessary to assess its performance in Indian conditions,” said a source.
