Category : Science and TechPublished on: October 13 2022
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched vehicle manufacturer Toyota's Corolla Altis Hybrid.
The car is India's first Ethanol-ready flex fuel hybrid car. The launch happened in an event organised in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 11.
The car is powered by a 1.8-litre ethanol ready petrol-hybrid engine.
These flex-fuel engines can run on up to 85 percent petrol with ethanol (e85 Flex Fuel) and are already available in countries such as Brazil, the US and Canada.
India is one of the largest sugarcane producers, it has great potential to produce enormous amounts of ethanol.