India approves E100 for sale but more flex-fuel vehicles required

In India, DNA reports the government has officially approved E100 following indications of the same last week. Oil marketing companies are now allowed to sell E100 but only to flex-fuel vehicles. The Times of India reported earlier this week that the government may soon ask domestic automobile manufacturers to start producing flue-fuel vehicles in order to increase the uptake of E100 consumption. The current of availability of flex-fuel vehicles in the country is limited while ethanol supplies to achieve the 10% and 20% blending mandates still require more installed capacity.