Nitin Gadkari says 100% ethanol car can cut fuel bills to just Rs 25 per litreUnion minister Nitin Gadkari has said a car that runs entirely on ethanol, with no petrol needed at all, will launch in October. He said th...
27 Sep, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Backlash on ethanol-blend fuel intensifies in India, puts carmakers in the dockIndia's mandatory E20 fuel policy faces public backlash and political opposition. Car owners report reduced mileage and potential vehicle d...
08 Jul, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
'Will companies compensate if E-20 fuel damages older vehicles?': Arvind Kejriwal asks auto firmsArvind Kejriwal has written to 29 auto manufacturers regarding E-20 fuel concerns. He questioned companies about compensation for mileage d...
08 Jul, 2026, 01.03 PM IST
Research on 15% ethanol blending in diesel in advanced stages: GadkariRoad transport minister Nitin Gadkari stated that research on blending 15% ethanol in diesel is advanced, urging industry to prioritize bio...
14 Oct, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
Indian auto companies will soon produce 100% ethanol-run cars and 2-wheelers: Nitin GadkariRecently, Toyota has announced for setting up of a plant to produce flex cars in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, with an investment of Rs 20,000 c...
05 Aug, 2024, 10.38 PM IST
Toyota working on clean tech for Indian market: Masakazu YoshimuraThe company, which operates in a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group, has started testing a flex fuel strong hybrid version of multi-pur...
30 Aug, 2023, 12.19 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari unveils world's first 100% ethanol powered car developed by ToyotaUnion Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has launched a 100% ethanol-fueled variant of Toyota's Innova car. This car is ...
29 Aug, 2023, 08.09 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari to launch 100pc ethanol-fueled car on Aug 29Gadkari said that he started taking interest in biofuels in 2004 after the petrol price hike in the country and visited Brazil for this pur...
23 Aug, 2023, 10.33 PM IST
Vehicles that can run on 100% ethanol coming soon: Nitin GadkariUnion minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said new vehicles that run entirely on ethanol will be introduced. Speaking at an event in Nagpur, t...
26 Jun, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
Japan's Toyota announces plan for battery electric vehicleToyota aims to produce an all-solid-state battery by 2027 as part of its plans to tackle climate change by focusing on electric vehicles (E...
13 Jun, 2023, 11.49 AM IST
Suzuki Motor looks to partner Toyota to learn how to make small EVsSuzuki said it is learning EV and other technologies from Toyota with a goal to use that to develop cars that are more in line with its own...
11 Jan, 2023, 02.16 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari launches Toyota's pilot project on flex fuel-strong hybrid EVDuring the launch, the Toyota Corolla Altis FFV-SHEV, which has been imported from Toyota Brazil for the pilot project, was unveiled. Speak...
11 Oct, 2022, 06.37 PM IST
Toyota launches pilot project for flex fuel vehicle in IndiaThe sedan, built by Toyota's local unit Toyota Kirloskar Motor, will be powered by flex fuel technology, which allows the engine to run on ...
11 Oct, 2022, 03.43 PM IST
India to get its first flex-fuel car by Toyota tomorrowHowever, neither carmaker Toyota nor the minister has reveled the new flex-fuel car model name, but several reports suggest that the Japane...
27 Sep, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari: Government to better world record in highway construction this monthInfrastructure projects undertaken by his ministry have been feted in the recent state polls, Gadkari said at the Economic Times Global Bus...
13 Mar, 2022, 06.41 AM IST
Flex-fuel engines to be made mandatory in coming days: Nitin GadkariReferring to his recent meeting with representatives of vehicle manufacturers Kirloskar and Toyota, Gadkari said, "They have prepared cars ...
11 Nov, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
- 'Many roads lead to cleaner cars'
The world's biggest automakers, GM and Toyota, have taken different routes so far to developing cleaner vehicles but agree there is no one ...
12 Sep, 2007, 07.48 AM IST