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Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday unveiled the prototype of the world s first Bharat Stage (BS)-VI-compliant electrified flex-fuel car, developed by Toyota Kirloskar Motor.
The car, which runs on 100 per cent ethanol (E100), is based on the Toyota Innova HyCross.
It can cover 40 per cent of its distance on ethanol and the remaining 60 per cent on electric, with the petrol engine shut off.
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The company, which operates in a joint venture with the Kirloskar Group, has started testing a flex fuel strong hybrid version of multi-purpose vehicle Hycross in India. “This is a prototype which we are testing for the first time globally for the market in India. It can take ethanol as well as with the strong hybrid and can have a better fuel efficiency of about 40-50% (compared to gasoline),” said Yoshimura.