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28/09/22 13:28 PM IST

Toyota to launch India's first flex-fuel car

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  • India is all set to get its first flex-fuel car by Toyota.
Flex Fuel car 
  • A flexible-fuel Vehicle is an internal combustion engine capable of operating on gasoline as well as a blend of gasoline and ethanol.
  • E85 (or flex fuel) is a gasoline-ethanol blend containing 51% to 83% ethanol
  • The Engine Control Module of the car is calibrated to accommodate higher oxygen content of ethanol.
  • Such cars are already running in Brazil, USA and Canada
  • Benefits: lower pollution, lower dependence on imported fossil fuel, increase farmers’ income
  • Issues: Higher cost of the vehicle, corrosion risk from ethanol to engines, ethanol fuel efficiency is lower than petrol, ethanol production consumes a huge amount of water.
Difference 
  • Most of the parts of the Flexible fuel vehicles are similar to that of petrol-only vehicles.
  • The FFVs contain mainly an internal combustion engine and can operate on petrol or its blend with ethanol up to 83%.
  • To accommodate the higher oxygen content of ethanol, FFVs are also calibrated with Engine Control Module.
  • It monitors and controls the fuel mixture, ignition timing, and emissions system.
  • Along with this, the module also keeps a track of the operation of the vehicle and ensures the safety of the engine from overuse.
  • It is also responsible for detecting and troubleshoots problems.
Source- Live Mint 

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