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Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), on Monday, sought the correct accounting of greenhouse gas emission benefits of ethanol-blended fuel under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) norms.
The second phase of CAFE norms came into effect in April this year. The regulation first came into force in India on April 1, 2017.
It is aimed at lowering fuel consumption of vehicles by reducing their CO2 emissions, mandating the average corporate CO2 emission to be less than 130 gm/km by 2022, applicable to all petrol, diesel, LPG, and CNG-fuelled vehicles. Under CAFE II regulations, the average corporate CO2 emission must be less than 113 gm/km.
The corporate average in CAFE refers to the sales-volume weighted average for every automobile manufacturer.
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Maruti Suzuki did not mention the quantum of the increase, saying it will announce only in January and will vary across modelsTo promote ethanol and flex-fuel, SIAM has made some specific policy enablers requests to the road transport and highways ministry, Maruti Suzuki India MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said at a SIAM event here.
"One of our key requests is for correct accounting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission benefits of ethanol in CAFE," he added.
Further, Takeuchi said that the company is closely studying what India needs and therefore, working on a bouquet of technologies.
MSI displayed a prototype of its mass segment flex-fuel car, which it said will meet BS VI regulations.
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He has said that the new midsize SUV, Grand Vitara, was expected to play a key role in the challenge to touch 20 lakh units"The WagonR flex-fuel model that is on display here has been developed locally in India. We also believe that WagonR being a mass-segment model would help in much faster adoption of this technology in the masses," he said.
Takeuchi said in the journey of decarbonisation, bio-fuels like ethanol are set to play a major and significant role.
India has committed to carbon net zero by 2070. In COP26, the country also increased its commitment towards GHG emission intensity reduction from 33 per cent to 45 per cent by 2030.
TVS Motor Company Director and CEO KN Radhakrishnan said in two years’ time, every two-wheeler maker will have a flex-fuel model in its line up.
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