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NEW DELHI: The authorities is apt to contented a caller notification for laying down the trial requirements for vehicles that tin tally connected astir 100 per cent ethanol (E100) and petrol, a determination that would promote automobile manufacturers to nutrient Flex-Fuel Vehicles (FFVs).While the roadworthy transport ministry, successful December 2022, had notified the “applicability of trial requirements” for vehicles that tin tally connected E5 to E85 per cent fuel, a draught notification to regenerate the information of E85 to “E85 oregon more” was issued connected June 27, 2025. But the last notification could not beryllium issued wrong the stipulated six months, and the process lapsed. It was during this play that a contention had breached retired implicit the interaction of ethanol-blended substance connected the mileage of vehicles and the accrued request of maintenance.TOI has learnt that with the absorption present backmost connected promoting alternate fuels successful the airy of the ongoing West Asia crisis, the authorities is acceptable to people the caller draught notification to question feedback from stakeholders earlier going up with the plan.Though astir of the conveyance manufacturers person travel up with prototypes of FFVs, commercialized accumulation is yet to begin. Engines that are designed to tally connected E100 tin run connected little ethanol blends from E20 onwards.
Meanwhile, the petroleum and earthy state ministry has held 2 rounds of meetings with conveyance manufacturers connected FFVs.TOI connected March 30 had reported that the OEMs, successful the archetypal round, had flagged the request to code user concerns, peculiarly to little substance costs, considering that ethanol-fueled vehicles springiness little mileage.The manufacture sought a wide roadmap astir the substance stations that would dispense ethanol, compensation for mileage loss, which is astir 27-30 per cent little than petrol, and an inducement for radical to bargain FFVs, considering these are expensive. Last twelvemonth petroleum curate Hardeep Singh Puri had written to FM Nirmala Sitharaman seeking GST parity of FFVs with EVs. Currently, the GST for FFVs is 28 per cent compared to lone 5 per cent for EVs.
