Sarkar ne 100% ethanol (E100) ko flex-fuel gaadiyon ke liye notify kiya, crude import ghataane ka lakshya

Road Transport aur Highways Ministry ne Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 mein sanshodhan karke E100 — yaani 100% bio-ethanol — ko flex-fuel gaadiyon ke liye manzoori de di hai. Business Today ki report ke mutabik notification G.S.R. 911(E) 23 October ko jaari hua; iska draft April mein public comments ke liye aaya tha. Ab E100 ko E85 ke saath emission standards, fuel specifications aur testing ke niyamon mein jagah mili hai.

Yeh fuel sirf unhi gaadiyon mein istemaal ho sakega jinhe companies ne flex-fuel ke roop mein design aur certify kiya ho; report ke mutabik aam petrol aur E20 ke liye bani gaadiyan E100 ke liye upyukt nahi hain. Sarkar ka maksad crude import par nirbharta kam karna hai, jo desh ki urja zaroorat ka lagbhag 88% poora karta hai. Report ke mutabik desh ki ethanol utpaadan kshamata lagbhag 2,000 crore litre hai, aur automakers aane wale mahinon mein flex-fuel models la sakte hain.