New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) The government on Monday said E20 petrol offers better acceleration, improved ride quality and nearly 30 per cent lower carbon emissions than E10 fuel, while extensive studies and real-world data have found no evidence of ethanol-induced engine corrosion, abnormal wear or reduction in vehicle life, including in millions of legacy vehicles operating on higher ethanol blends.Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Sures…
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New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The Union government told the Parliament on Thursday that no decision has been taken so far to increase ethanol blending with petrol beyond 20 per cent. Any future decision regarding higher ethanol blends will be taken only after detailed scientific and technical studies and consultations with all relevant stakeholders, including automobile manufacturers, oil marketing companies and research institutions.However, E85 fuel (containing 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent …
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas on Thursday dismissed as false and misleading information being spread on social media platforms that ethanol blended petrol (E20) is harmful for vehicles, causes higher pollution, and leads to water wastage in the production of crops for ethanol.The Ministry said that it “categorically assures all vehicle owners that these fear-mongering claims are false, baseless, scientifically unfounded and inconsistent with extensive techn…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Policymakers and industry experts have highlighted the importance of deeper India-EU collaboration in research, innovation, standards and testing to support the transition towards sustainable and connected mobility systems, according to an official statement.The India and the European Union continue to deepen their strategic partnership under the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC), with growing cooperation in green and clean energy technologies contributing me…
Pune, Jan 27 (IANS) Minister for Heavy Industries H. D. Kumaraswamy said on Tuesday that the Government’s focus on Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat is strengthening advanced manufacturing sectors that will define India’s future growth, and electric mobility lies at the heart of this transformation. “It reduces dependence on imported fossil fuels, lowers emissions and creates new opportunities for Indian industry, innovators and our young workforce,” the minister said in his address …