Published on: September 2, 2023

‘Electrified Flex Fuel Vehicle’

‘Electrified Flex Fuel Vehicle’

Why in news?  World’s first prototype of the BS 6 Stage II ‘Electrified Flex fuel vehicle’  called Toyota Innova Hycross flex fuel MPV was launched

Highlights:

What is Flex fuel ?

  • Flex fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative fuel made of a combination of gasoline and methanol or ethanol.
  • Flex-fuel vehicles are those that have internal combustion engines designed to run on more than one type of fuel.
  • E85 is the official name for flex-fuel that has 85 percent ethanol fuel and 15 percent gasoline or other hydrocarbon by volume.