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India E100 flex fuel stations ka launch tezi se kar raha hai, target hai ki agle 2 saal mein poore desh mein 5,000 locations par yeh stations khul jayein. Isse desh ka crude oil imports par hone wala bada kharcha kam karne mein madad milegi, jo FY26 mein ₹10.9 lakh crore tha. Petroleum Ministry ka plan hai ki iss mahine Delhi, Mumbai, Pune aur Nagpur mein 150 outlets se shuruat ho, phir ek saal mein bade shehron mein 500 stations aur 24 mahine mein 5,000 ka target poora kiya jaaye.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp, aur TVS Motor Company jaise automakers ne flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) ke prototypes bhi bana liye hain. Lekin inki market mein entry E100 infrastructure ki availability aur clear pricing strategy par depend karti hai. Abhi E100 pumps ki kami ek bada hurdle hai.
Flex-fuel vehicles mein ethanol ki blending higher hoti hai aur consumers ko fuel choose karne ke zyada options milte hain. Indian Sugar & Bioenergy Manufacturing Association (ISMA) ke director general Deepak Ballani ne kaha, "Jahan lagbhag 85-90% crude oil import hota hai, wahi 100% ethanol India mein hi banta hai, jisse lagbhag 70-80 million farmers aur ethanol ecosystem se jude stakeholders ko support milta hai." Yeh domestic production se foreign exchange bhi bachta hai aur agriculture sector ko boost milta hai.
FFV ko zyada chalane ke liye, consumer incentives jaise ki kam GST aur competitive pricing ki zaroorat hai. Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) ne suggest kiya hai ki E100 ko petrol se 30% kam price par rakha jaaye taaki uski kam fuel efficiency ko compensate kiya ja sake. Pichhle pilot programs mein, jaise Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) dwara kiye gaye, consumer interest kam tha kyunki FFVs ki sankhya kam thi aur log hesitant the. Filhaal, India ka standard ethanol blend 20% hai, aur E100 sales retail fuel ka 0.5% se bhi kam hai. Energy sector EVs ko bhi prioritize kar raha hai, jo ethanol-based solutions se alag path hai aur ethanol adoption ke liye long-term challenge pesh kar sakta hai, haalanki oil imports kam karne mein iske immediate benefits hain.