NEW DELHI, Oct. 26 -- The Road Transport Ministry on Monday notified changes to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989, allowing flex-fuel vehicles that can run on up to E100 (nearly pure ethanol).
E100 fuel allows vehicles to run on nearly pure ethanol.
A senior road transport ministry official said fuel beyond E20 (20 per cent ethanol-blended petrol) and up to E100 is intended only for vehicles designed and certified to use it and will not be applicable for other vehicles. Vehicles that use E20 or normal fuel can't use E85 or E100 fuel.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a statement said the amendments update the emission certification provisions by expressly including E100 alongside E85.
"Vehicles certified for the...