E85 fuel to be priced below petrol as rollout moves closer

The government is preparing a policy framework to support the rollout of E85 fuel in India, with Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri saying the ethanol-blended fuel will be priced significantly below regular petrol. "E85 fuel will be used for vehicles compliant with E85. It will be substantially cheaper than normal fuel," he said at the launch of Hero MotoCorp's flex-fuel versions of the Splendor and HF Deluxe motorcycles.

Puri added that the government is actively examining supportive policies to accelerate affordable adoption of E85 fuel and indicated that further details on pricing could be announced soon.