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Maruti Suzuki launches India’s first flex-fuel car

  • Märkte: Biofuels
  • 04.06.26

Indian automaker Maruti Suzuki launched its first flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) in Delhi today, to support the country's aims to expand its ethanol blending programme beyond 20pc (E20).

The newly launched flex-fuel Wagon R ZXi MT can run on gasoline as well as a variety of ethanol blends of up to 80pc ethanol. India currently mandates 20pc ethanol blending and has recently unveiled plans to raise blending levels, proposing the introduction of E85 and E100 sales. The Bureau of Indian Standards in May introduced specifications for higher ethanol blends, covering E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuels.

The move follows repeated calls from India's ethanol lobby to promote FFVs, which are required to run higher ethanol blend ratios above 20pc. Most cars in India manufactured from 2023 onwards can run on E20, but there is currently no blanket approval from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for blends beyond E20.

The launch is a historic milestone, India's minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said. More models will be launched, he added, suggesting introducing E100 ethanol pumps. Further rollouts of such vehicles will depend on customer demand and the success of the current model, a company executive said.


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