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India will soon allow automakers to manufacture vehicles running entirely on ethanol, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday, even as the country is struggling to source the sugarcane by-product for 10 % blending with gasoline.
Ethanol is a cleaner option as far as emissions are concerned, compared to gasoline.
"I've told my officials to expedite work on this so that I can announce this before January 26th. These vehicles can run entirely on ethanol but will also have an option of flex-fuel," Gadkari told a conference of sugar producers.
He said that India could take a leaf out of Brazil's book, as flexible-engine vehicles are very popular in the Latin American country.
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