New Delhi, April 29 -- The Centre has issued a draft notification proposing changes to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to formally incorporate higher ethanol-blended fuels.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said the draft includes provisions for E85 fuel, a blend of 85% ethanol with petrol, and E100, which would allow vehicles to run on nearly pure ethanol.

It also said, the technical names of fuels used in emission standards will be updated as the use of ethanol and bio-fuel blends grows.

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari recently commented that India should aspire to achieve 100 per cent ethanol blending in the near future, as vulnerabilities in oil exports amid the West Asia crisis have made it nec...