In India, concerns have grown that Indian cars will not be compatible with a new E10 mandate proposed to take effect in October 2008. India Times suggested in an article that most Indian cars are E5 compatible and will not experience a problem with the current E5 mandate, but that only newer models such as he Honda Civic, Chevrolet Spark, many of Maruti and Hyundai’s newly-launched models, many of Ford and Honda models—are E10 compatible.
In India, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has endorsed the increase of the ethanol blending mandate from 5% to 10 percent in October.
The Bureau will release its specification for E10 in March...
In India, reports are steaming in that the country is far from ready for the E10 mandate that will be imposed next October. Oil companies were directed to commence blending E5 blending in October, but...
In India, the India Times is reporting on a scramble by major automakers to design and deploy ethanol-compliant vehicles, with India moving to an E10 mandate in October. Maruti Suzuki said that it wou...
In India, auto manufacturers warn that they are not ready for the transition to E10. The head of R&D at Maruti Suzuki said that their vehicles are E5 compatible but will need minor adjustments. Hyunda...
In India, the Bureau of Indian Standards will release its E10 specification in March 2008, but moneycontrol.com reports that Indian oil companies are "unlikely" to have an adequate supply of ethanol f...
The Bureau of Indian Standards will release its specification for E10 in March 2008. The country is scheduled to move to E10 in October 2008 at the beginning of the next sugar season.
Following the...
