New Delhi: India will soon allow auto makers to manufacture vehicles running entirely on ethanol, transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday, even as the country is struggling to source the sugarcane by-product for 10%-blending with petrol.

Ethanol is a cleaner option as far as emissions are concerned compared with petrol.

“I’ve told my officials to expedite work on this so that I can announce this before 26 January. These vehicles can run entirely on ethanol but will also have an option of flex-fuel," Gadkari told a conference of sugar producers.

He said India can take a leaf out of Brazil’s book, as flexible-engine vehicles are very popular in the Latin American country. Reuters

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