Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, revealed on Wednesday that Toyota will showcase a new vehicle on September 28 that will run on flex fuel. This will be the country of India's first vehicle fuelled by flex fuel. At the second Automobile Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) Annual Session, this information was disclosed. The minister declined to say which vehicle Toyota will debut. He did, however, mention that he would personally be launching the new flex-fuel vehicle in New Delhi.
What is Flex-Fuel?: The abbreviation for flexible fuel is flex. It can be viewed as a substitute for the gasoline that many automobiles use. It is created by mixing gasoline with ethanol or methanol.
Because ethanol or methanol burns more cleanly than gasoline does, flex-fuel is less harmful to the environment. Products like sugarcane and corn can be used to make ethanol in a sustainable manner. Therefore, blending ethanol instead of importing gasoline from other nations seems like a superior idea. Flex fuel and flex-fuel engines are already used in some nations, including Brazil, Germany, and France.
When it comes to flex-fuel engines, not all of them can use them. Unlike flex-fuel engines, which can run on up to 83 per cent ethanol blended with gasoline, normal engines can only run on one type of fuel. A conventional engine, however, can be modified to support flex-fuel.
Why is Flex-fuel technology being pursued by India?
Because the majority of our fossil fuels are now imported through other nations, India is concentrating on flex-fuel. India's carbon footprint will be reduced by using flex fuel, which will also aid the country's economy because ethanol will be manufactured locally. India will also become less dependent on foreign nations as the import of fossil fuels may decline.
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