Flex fuel future - What E85 and E100 mean for you | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India

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The episode discusses the implications of India's shift to higher ethanol fuel blends on motorists and the automotive industry.

The Indian government is accelerating the shift to higher ethanol fuel blends like E25 and E85 to cut oil imports, lower emissions and support energy security. But what does this transition mean for motorists, engines, fuel efficiency and running costs? Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - discuss the real-world impact of the ethanol push on this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime. ...

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Host: Hormazd Sorabjee

Guest: Sergius Barretto

Topics covered

• ethanol fuel
• E85
• E100
• fuel efficiency
• running costs
• energy security
• emissions reduction

Keywords

• ethanol
• E85
• E100
• fuel blends
• oil imports
• emissions
• energy security

Sponsors

Kotak Mahindra Prime

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Organizations: Autocar India

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