Government's new plan: India will allow vehicles to have ethanol-based flex engines, saving Rs 30-35 per liter
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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has decided to allow an ethanol-based 'flex fuel engine' in India. “We are going to start this scheme and it will start in three months,” he said. This will greatly relieve the rising prices of petrol and diesel. In many places in the country, the price of petrol has reached Rs 107 per liter.
Gadkari said other countries in the world like Brazil, the US and Canada have flex engines, which are powered by agricultural products and encourage automakers like BMW, Mercedes and Toyota to develop vehicles running on alternative fuels.
Ethanol will be available at Rs 60 to Rs 62 per liter
He said that turning to locally produced ethanol would be helpful for a country like India, which relies on imports of crude oil to power the transport sector, which would reduce pollution and also save costs. Ethanol costs between Rs 60 and Rs 62 per liter, while petrol is priced at more than Rs 100 per liter. However, the caloric value of ethanol is low.
What is a flex-fuel engine?
A flex-fuel engine is an engine that runs on more than one fuel. It usually uses gasoline with a mixture of ethanol or methanol fuel. Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the deadline for achieving the target of blending 20% ethanol with petrol has been extended to 5 years i.e. 2025. It aims to reduce pollution and reduce dependence on imports. Previously, it was targeted to blend 20% ethanol by the year 2030.
There will be savings due to lower prices
Alternative fuel ethanol costs Rs 60-62 per liter, while petrol costs more than Rs 100 per liter in many parts of the country. Therefore, the people of the country will save Rs 30 to 35 per liter by using ethanol. "I am the transport minister. I order the industry that we will have not only petrol-powered engines, but also flex-fuel engines," he said. People will have the option of using 100% crude oil or 100% crude oil.
Companies make ethanol models
Citing TVS and Bajaj as examples, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has asked more manufacturers to develop their ethanol models. He said Indian automakers, including TVS and Bajaj, have already developed two-wheelers to run on ethanol and are asking their peers to develop their own models.
New launch: Tata Tiago's new variant XT (O) launched for ₹ 5.48 lakh, the new variant will be ₹ 15,000 cheaper than the XT variant
20 hours ago
Tata Motors has come up with a new variant of its hatchback Tiago. The company has enhanced the hatchback model lineup with the new XTO variant of Tata Tiago. The ex-showroom price of this new variant of Tiago is Rs 5.48 lakh. The Tiago XTO variant will be between the hatchback's entry-level XE and XT trim.
Tiago's new variant XTO is about Rs 48,000 more expensive than its base XE variant. Also, it is Rs 15,000 cheaper than the XT variant.
4 speakers audio system will be found
Tata Tiago's new XTO variant is equipped with a 1.2L, 3-cylinder petrol engine and comes with a 5-speed manual gearbox combo. In terms of features, the new Tata Tiago XTO variant features a 4-speaker audio system, steering wheel mounted phone and audio controls.
However, it does have some important features like Bluetooth connectivity, music system, speed dependent volume control and USB with AM / FM.
Equipped with car speed alert safety feature
Tiago's XTO variant features body-colored bumpers, 14-inch steel rims, dual-tone interior theme, 2.5-inch MID, tachometer, tilt and power steering, multi-drive modes, adjustable front and integrated rear headrests, adjustable rear headrests, EB Features like Alert, Dual Airbags are provided.
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Prices of the Tiago range
The Tata Tiago hatchback is currently available in 9 variants and 4 trim options XE, XT, XZ and XZ +. Its initial ex-showroom price is Rs 4.99 lakh, which goes up to Rs 6.95 lakh in its top variant. The Tata Tiago model lineup has 5 manual variants, ranging in price from Rs 4.99 lakh to Rs 6.43 lakh.
Tiago has 4 automatic variants (XTA, XZA, XZA + and XZA + DT) priced at Rs 6.14 lakh, Rs 6.59 lakh, Rs 6.85 lakh and Rs 6.95 lakh respectively. These are all ex-show room prices.
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