Mahindra & Mahindra today inaugurated a bio-CNG facility here to create carbon neutral ecosystem at Mahindra World City (MWC).
Spread over 1,000 square metres, the facility will convert eight tonnes of food and kitchen waste generated daily at MWC, into 1,000m3 of raw biogas, Mahindra & Mahindra said in a statement.
Further the raw bio gas can be enriched to yield 400kg/day of purified CNG grade fuel which is equivalent to a 200 kW power plant, the statement said.
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"As a byproduct four tonnes of organic fertiliser will be produced per day. The green energy (bio CNG) can be effectively used to replace CNG as automotive fuel and LPG for cooking purposes as well as to power street lights at MWC," it added.
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Shah said Mahindra Electric, the group's electric vehicles arm, invested Rs 67 crore in the development of eVerito.
When asked about future such vehicles he said the next one will eSupro, the electric version of the company's eight seater diesel van.
On whether the company is looking at electric versions of other bigger models of Mahindra, such as the Scorpio, he said "we are even looking at electric busses" and the company keeps working on many possibilities but final decisions will be based on commercial considerations and viability.
"We want to have products, which are affordable and at the same time address environmental concerns," Shah said, adding the company has a global vision for its electric vehicles.
Apart from the UK, where it has launched the small electric car e20, the company is also looking at other European countries, including Norway.
