Flex Fuel Vehicles offer India a practical solution to reduce crude oil imports, provide additional income to Indian farmers, and advance low-carbon mobility: Sh. Hardeep Singh Puri

India, June 3 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Flex Fuel Vehicles offer India a practical solution to reduce crude oil imports, strengthen the rural economy through ethanol demand, and advance low-carbon mobility, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri said during the Launch of Hero MotoCorp's First Flex-Fuel Motorcycle in New Delhi, today. Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari was also present during the event.

Sh. Puri described the launch as a new chapter in India's energy history, with the introduction of new motorcycles compatible with ethanol blends from E20 to E85. He added that the launch of the Splendor+ and HF Deluxe Flex Fuel motorcycles marks India's e...