Flex Fuel : Is it an ignorant idea? The good and the bad of Flex Fuel | Nitin Gadkari.

Indian policymakers are aggressive with their alternative fuel policies, Indian cars are already running on E10 Fuel, and by Next year all vehicles will be running on E20 fuel. Still, before filling up your tanks you should know what the hell this is E20. here in this video, we will take a deep dive to understand what is this flex fuel, how it work and what are the pro and cons of this
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[@parimyworld5434]

by bike mileage was on petrol 65 km/l now on e10 its 45 km/l which is big loss to me and same to others

[@noobsarmy5744]

Don't be sad ur money is making our country independent

[@mr.anonymous7900]

Correct 💯

[@token3462]

@@noobsarmy5744 LoL 😂

[@thakarevlogs8070]

But the govt is gaining money... which will be used in election campaigns....

[@kakun63]

@@thakarevlogs8070 yes cry more

[@hdkloh6857]

Totally agree. There is a major disadvantage of sugarcane is it consumes lot of water about 10x as compared to other crops. If we promote sugarcane then it will lead to create another problem esp ground water. If we promote ethanol but other than sugarcane then it will successful.

[@tareshk81]

Not only sugarcane, any crop which has natural sugar properties like sugarcane ex beetroot, corn etc have high water consumption. may be not high as SC but still more than any other crops

[@hdkloh6857]

@@tareshk81 true but amongs all of these Sugarcane requires lot of water also it takes much longer time to produce as compared to other crops.

[@tareshk81]

@@hdkloh6857 yeah. I just wish govt have a good idea of whatever they are implementing and not just short sighted quick action thing

[@hdkloh6857]

@@tareshk81 Govt should encourage farmers to grow other crops not only sugarcane.

[@sagarshetty3175]

@@hdkloh6857 want another farmers protest ?

[@modiji268]

WE SHOULD FOCUS ON MAKING ETHNOL FROM PARALI HUSK . WE SHOULD NOT USE GRAINS AND SURGAR FOR ETHANOL. WE SHOULD USE ONLY EXTRA GRAINS

[@yashpuri8345]

Yes I agree wasting of crop just for fuel is not good for environment

[@nightcore-_]

@@yashpuri8345 not good*

[@amitbhau]

पराली से इथेनॉल बनाना ट्रान्सपोर्टेशन के कारण सस्ता नहीं पडता.

[@yashpuri8345]

@@nightcore-_ auto correct 🥲

[@modiji268]

@@amitbhau it is economically viable. We just need to compress husk before transportation to reduce volume. We can be done easily at every village at very low cost pf 1_2 lakh per 2-3 village

[@kshayarsha5450]

Quite eye opening. I think hydrogen fuel (for trains, trucks and buses), hybrid and electric vehicles (for passengers) should become part of transition. Govt should promote hybrid vehicles more than flex fuel vehicles and since we have already found lithium reserves in our country, I think transition towards hybrid and electric wouldn't be difficult. The idea of flex fuel seems bad for our environment, especially northern states who are already running out of ground water, neither are these vehicles efficient. We might succeed in becoming self-sufficient but not at the cost of environment and something which will become a huge problem for our future generations. Middle east might have huge oil reserves but they don't have fertile lands and enough fresh water sources. We should think smart and proceed.

[@samhbk9896]

Electic vehicles pollute more in their life cycle than icu engines!

[@tanmayvadhera4250]

Finding and actually mining those reserves is another ball game. Not to mention the environmentally sensitive areas of ladakh will suffer a lot if lithium was to be mined there. Hydrogen fuel cells are still not viable on a large scale and hydrogen combustion based engines are not a good idea : ) . Not to mention the pollution generated in the production of such vehicles and the electricity itself can only be balanced with the emissions generated by regular ICE cars if they run for at least 5-6 yrs, which is becoming increasingly rare considering our ever growing use and throw mindset. The only viable solution is to turn to efficient ICE engines,encourage public transportation and get out of the current consumer mindset.

[@prateekdhingra292]

@@tanmayvadhera4250 lithium has been found near Jammu in reasi district, not Ladakh. But your point is correct that mining can destroy environment. Should follow good mining procedures. We are already destroying environment though, all we can hope is to do good rules based mining.

[@samratgaur4915]

@@prateekdhingra292 This is India there is no procedure. although future is looking bright

[@kshayarsha5450]

@@tanmayvadhera4250 nice solution, 1st thing you should do is sell your phone

[@pravindahiya719]

water consumed per litre of ethanol is not 2850 L at minimum but is 2000 Litre on AVERAGE. average sugarcane production in India is 97-98 ton / hectare. in north India, sugar content in the cane is nearly 4 - 4.5 % & south India ( mainly Tamilnadu ) it is 5 - 6 %. leaving 4 months if sowing & harvesting , irrigating it 8 times , 10 cm of water each time, LEADS TO 100×100×0.8 m³ of water per hactare. if you add water required for industrial production etc then should also compare the requirements of oil shipping, refining & allied processes.

[@nikhilsharma2253]

This is a nice case study bro. Just a thought that any study or report by govt or agency u mention in videos, it will be great if you can add a link to that report too. Help us to study further on it. Thanks for producing great content.

[@hasimsiddiqui9515]

Sir aap jaldi jaldi video dala Karo aapki video ka intezar rahta hai❤️❤️

[@Ish0017]

One of your best videos so far!! Well done

[@kedarkasmalkar5168]

Well explained bro. I had quite a lot of doubts regarding this topic

[@Super-verse]

I have seen a few videos of this channel but I must admit, it's well researched and great editing. The best auto informative Hindi channel IMO.

[@cyndinn]

Thank you for the English subs, been trying to find English videos to understand about what's going on

[@plumalujosa7202]

Good one bro, you always do hard things. I subscribed and liked it as well.

[@ashishanand1891]

Much needed info on the current hype of flex fuel.

[@divitkarekar5803]

It's not hyped Not even many car enthusiasts know about this, forget normal janta

[@logicalmusaafir2103]

Ethenol blending is a failed technology dont know why Mr Gadkari is so eager for this, it will be disastrous. Process for making for 1 litre ethenol takes around 2800 litre of water, too much water wastage and also food prices bound to go up as well. We have the example of Brazil. For us common people nothing will change as prices likely to remain same Govt will take all benefits.

[@tanujendrapchand4545]

Much required topic 🙌🏻

[@turnonoff]

A noble thought & an honest recommendations you've shared admin.

[@vjunloc1]

Though Gadkari Ji has built lot of highways, but his knee jerk decisions to change automotive norms has been negative for auto industry and consumers. He should let researchers do their job and set realistic timelines for changing the norms

[@notprogamer2114]

Very informative. Hope people watch this and understand how changing to ethanol based fuel won’t actually change the problems we have now.

[@TheCheckit96]

It will to a degree prevent money going out of the country and go to local farmers.

[@Auchitya01]

A couple of points to note: 1) More ethanol is needed right now because the engine is the same. The calorific value of diesel is also low compared to petrol, but the engine's design makes the difference. More compression or something like that could solve this problem. Then only we can comment on the mileage. 2) Prices might be comparable today but for the future, we can't be sure. But what is certain is the limited fossil fuel, it is a non-renewable resource and it will only deplete. Hence, making fuel from your crops will always be a better option because, in this way, every country can be self-sufficient to some extent like they are with cereals or grains. 3) Lastly the problem of excessive use of groundwater for irrigation. That is a real problem, not just for the production of sugarcanes but for other crops as well. And to solve this problem, we need to revolutionise wastewater treatment methods. Treated wastewater coming out from STPs should be so good that it can be directly used for irrigation, hence lowering groundwater consumption. We will always need water for crops but we can choose what type of water we use.

[@hdkloh6857]

Nice video... Covered all the points.

[@rahulgolikeri1187]

Wonderfully represented facts! 👌👍

[@sharanshetty4019]

Very well researched video Liked it very much

[@angrytejas.898]

Very Brief explanation and very easy to understand. Well explained.❤

[@learnwithpiyusshh]

Flex fuel is a good option over fossil fuel based fuel or EVs but it's negative impacts are much greater than positive. I think going hybrid is the perfect solution in current scenario and reasearch must be done on flex fuel to reduce its negative effects.

[@pravindahiya719]

negative impacts calculations are EXTREMELY wrong in those western researches. i have given some back approx calculations in the main comments.

[@bjhghghhh8696]

​@@pravindahiya719but they creat polution

[@exhausted-tears]

Flex Fuel is going to be successful same as demonetization was 😊🙂

[@nmn8829]

Fossil fuels are the best option, flex fuels need fossil fuels, flex fuel needs more energy to produce them, a litre of flex fuel requires 70% more energy to produce it than the energy contained in it. This is a stupid idea. Co2 is cooling the earth

[@ayushtieari385]

Seaweed bio fuel

[@arjunjaat83]

Sir, what is the reason that Indian brands are not so much performed or bought in developed countries as they are sold in middle-east countries, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh

[@abhinandansharma3110]

Awesome video very well researched ❤️

[@sk8899]

Flexifuels can be a part of transition but not a solution. I think the long term solution is:- (1) Batter EVs for Road transportation (2) Hydrogen FCEVs for Ship, Aircraft & Railway transportation.

[@paulwiliam247]

But ethanol has a much higher octane rating as a result being used in race cars so we should expect a bump in hps production.

[@GhostsOfSparta]

My main concern is eventually government will sell ethanol at the same price as petrol.

[@iconsoul1753]

@@GhostsOfSparta Actually, the excise duty and the state VAT is taking the price high.

[@nmn8829]

​@@iconsoul1753yeah the central govt hasnt increased taxes at all, stop being a stooge

[@Space_Odyssey37]

Bro maine subscribe bhi kiya aur har ek video bhi dekhta hu. Very educative & knowledgeable videos. One Heart plz.

[@manudfighter]

Very well explained... Awsm video...

[@deploy_leroy]

Sir what about the existing engines like BS3 and BS4, will E20 have a negative effect on them?

[@vicious99]

Heard of heating issues

[@thatwasperfect656]

Yes im also thinking about that..

[@balajik8672]

Yes Mileage drop and engine life might reduce

[@hrishikeshpatil8598]

Maybe e20 fuel as well as e10 fuel will be available at pump

[@justathinker8669]

Upto 10% (E10) is OK, cannot use more than that in normal engine.

[@shreyasacharya436]

Very well and detailed information 👍

[@krish5445]

After ethanol blending in Petrol suddenly mileage has dropped, is that because our engines are not Ethanol ready or is it some other reasons.

[@originalguy4535]

There are lots of disadvantages on flex fuel apart from making more money for government.

[@MrSRoy-op7wf]

Oh finally some one talking about this things 😣😖😐

[@pakajni]

Superb analysis buddy.

[@aayushsapra3982]

Just a correction, top fuel dragsters work on nitro-methane. And drag cars and race cars run on methanol. Alcohol has a cooling effect on the engine and most of engines can be adjusted to work with alcohol based fuel but it also has a few issues like chances of vapour lock and water absorption

[@ashishstunner]

very informative, thanks Brother

[@rajdeepbosemondal7648]

Top fuel dragsters uses Nitromethane , which requires high amounts of pressure and heat to ignite. Its kind of a explosive. Not available to normal public. where as in Indy car they use E85 and Nascar uses Green E15.

[@TheCheckit96]

Outstanding presentation and information.

[@subhrokantimukherjee2410]

Good analysis however I think it would be a stop gap arrangement till we move on to EVs and Hydrogen fuel cell so i don't think we have to be that much sceptical about it from now

[@vishavrajput99]

What a video bro excellent 💯

[@kulvindersamby1719]

very nice inputs... amazing..

[@neelpatel4406]

Your thoughts on lithium found in j&k, how much it will boost our market especially in cars ?

[@monilvalia9425]

@Biturbo media - Bhai now is the time to research about lithium reserve we found in J&K. Drop your video sooner or later about impact on EV manufacturing, cost, performance, business. ... Will be waiting for it.

[@ankurbhatnagar5819]

बहुत ही बढ़िया तरीके से क्रमवार सभी बिंदुओं को शामिल करते हुए समझाया है आपने।

[@ishansaluja4824]

Thanks for the video.

[@ruin9]

India will win everything ❤️ My beautiful country🇮🇳

[@pravindahiya719]

🙏❤️

[@sreejithj82]

Win what ??

[@token3462]

@@sreejithj82 Stupidity Race

[@Arshar]

Bahut badhiya video banaya hai sir 👍

[@devendrakirola9488]

Just a little correction top fuel doesn't use ethanol is uses nitrometh ane as fuel they are very much different.

[@Liguritio]

Finally faida to government and car makers and nuksaan to customers. This is how any country works. Not only the running costs will be higher due to less energy density but maintenance and engine life can also be a concern. Dont understand why government can’t subsidise strong hybrids before ev takes over for passenger segment. Hydrogen can be a good solution for commercial and public transport system

[@sheilakijawani2526]

Hydrogen is still not viable yet

[@Liguritio]

@@sheilakijawani2526 It is. Gadkari himself drives in HFC car.

[@iam1264]

Govt is averse to hybrids , maybe because they are practical and will get popular too soon ultimately hurting petroleum taxes .Cant think of any other reason.

[@sumirat6888]

9 days bas board exam hai aur mai ye dekh rha hu kyu ki ye jarroti hai !! 😂

[@Mylo1234]

Well researched

[@IND4LIFE]

Instead of flex fuel We can concentrate on Hybrid and EVs Because Hybrids offer much better mileage from a normal car And EVs can also reduce fossil fuel usage if we make electricity from Hydro power

[@techhack38]

But bro hydro power has also negative impact...like the river dependent villages will suffer a lot...as our village is also part of that ..and we are also going to suffer ...because in subansiri river a huge dam is being made...it will stop the water flow....and our crops which depend on that river will be totally destroyed....so even hydropower is also not a good source for producing energy.....iam basically talking about large dams....

[@harshitrai5306]

@@techhack38 humko technology banani chahiye jis se hum log sea ka water use kar sake jis se river or drinking water mai negative impact na pade humko coastal area mai badi badi factory banake samudra ka paani ka use karna chahiye kese bhi usko filter karke 😂😂

[@IND4LIFE]

@@techhack38 Ha to for small size dams banane chahiye Jisse ki environment ko kuch khaas fark na pade Or EVs ko jyada practical banaya ja ske

[@gprakharg]

बहुत बढ़िया एवं शानदार जानकारी

[@pratiqdighade2257]

Mast Video bhai. Lekin pichle ek saal se Gadkari ji bol rahe hai ki ek Russian scientist ne ethanol aur petrol ki caloric value same karwa ke dikha di jisko Indian oil ke chairman Vaidya sahab ne bhi mana. Woh aapko cover karna chahiye tha. And since Brazil mein already mass production ho rha hai flex fuel engines/cars ka, toh kya waha se technology transfer nhi ho sakta?

[@naveenkapoor8065]

Simplest way of analysis is sample method. We can consider Brazil and other countries who are using ethanol from years and add corrective measures to it.

[@zakengalsulkar5778]

Mast video so well explained

[@husaindaud5569]

Abhi khareedta hoon Globus spirit ke share.... Thankyou. Waiting for Monday

[@prateekdhingra292]

The extra sugarcane we export right now can be shifted to ethanol production. So how is ground water depletion going to increase? If currently also we are producing sugarcane and exporting it, then redirecting it to ethanol won't increase water consumption right? Need exact figures to check.

[@braveheart4388]

Even if we switch to 100 percent ethanol, prices of fuel per litre will not come down coz all governments have got greedy and they just want to increase revenue rather than reducing dependency on other oil producing nations or to reduce emissions.

[@akshayyadav8821]

Bhai Teri video bahut hi achi hoti hain

[@Space_Odyssey37]

Ethanol blending ko as a fuel use kar sakte hai extensively. Crude oil par dependency kam ho.

[@sudipta23]

Dam like chilka, mython, paanchet, gajol doba( Floating solar), Govt. building like railway platform, railway track, bus terminus, school, college, highway > solar panel > electric energy > utilise in heavy vehicles with pantograph with twin engine option like disel and electric > decrease polution, as well as transportation cost.

[@gauravkaushik859]

Good analysis

[@vivekshri]

I am happy that I could watch this video right when it was released. It has beneficial info for UPSC preparation. Thanks bro.

[@PhilospherKing]

Upsc...matlab time waste

[@nmn8829]

Civil servants are part of the problem

[@jayganpathalli3417]

E85 fuel is also used by hyper car manufacturer Koenigsegg

[@prashantgunjal]

Btw food inflation is somewhat needed for the survival of farmers, otherwise we may end up always paying subsidised things to farmers which is clearly not working since the last 20 plus years.

[@HappyRiderGajananPatil]

Good 👍

[@Pramanshu]

Jaisa aapne kaha ethanol ki per molecule energy kam hotai hai to kya iss se milega par fark padega?

[@souravchatterjee4108]

A major problem we bikers are facing. If a few drops of water reach in our fuel tank due to rain, ethanol completely separates from fuel, and deposits at the bottom of tank and carburetor. We have to pay 2 to 400 every year for tank washing.

[@hemrajdhiman3673]

Sir I like your course. I just want to know 2nd part kab tak ayega apke course ka.

[@Biturbomedia]

15th tk aa jagea baki bhi

[@theinhumaneme]

Interesting video

[@BBCamper]

My bs4 engine 2013 model is already giving problems after using e10 from the last few years. Also there is drop in mileage.

[@amitkundu9285]

Eye opening video

[@user-zc3gu9kn1s]

I love ethanol the only hope for ice engine against Evs can can save ice engines without compromising on exhaust sound , power, manual transmission , driving feel and most importantly cost

[@bingchilling3377]

Absolutely. ICE is ❤️ even it runs on ethanol.

[@user-zc3gu9kn1s]

@@bingchilling3377 even hybrids are acceptable not evs , EVs should only be accepted if they help in my country’s economic development

[@divitkarekar5803]

@@user-zc3gu9kn1s yea but sadly our Indian government doesn't understand these basic things Even when requested for,they are not willing to reduce taxes on hybrid vehicles and keep taxes on EVs at 5%,so they clearly are promoting EVs more Also you are somewhat wrong, Ethanol does compromise on power, driving feel and even mileage It also reduces the life expectancy of an engine

[@user-zc3gu9kn1s]

@@divitkarekar5803 if EVs can help the economy even if they are not good for environment and not practical for the future so be it Any thing for the country man

[@divitkarekar5803]

@@user-zc3gu9kn1s when most people in India buy a car under 8 lakh,do you think it'll help the economy? even under 20 lakh you have hardly 2 to 3 options and they are 6-7 lakhs more than their ICE counterpart All this is when government charges just 5% taxes on EV Just imagine if government had some sense and would charge 5% tax on hybrids,how much it would benefit people

[@TheSahil-mv3ix]

I am so confused and little depressed seeing that selecting and buying cars isn't fun anymore !

[@Boby-on8qp]

Rich people problem 🤣

[@bingchilling3377]

True. Everything seems boring and forced.

[@pranavpatel9806]

True.. 🤨🤨

[@sachinrajgs]

Most vehicles in India run on diesel engines, there won't be much impact on use of flex fuel ⛽

[@amolraut1010]

Any fuel come prize has been paid high for comnan man.... But video has been 5 star informative

[@rudraverma8310]

Hafte mein 2 videos lao, purane videos baar baar dekhta hu, har baar maja aata hai.

[@mulendrasingh3057]

Electric is the best alternative, ev charging setup is lot easier then this, but government will not get much money from tax that is why they are promoting this option now over the EV

[@nmn8829]

Evs are the worst, hydrogen and ethanol too

[@King_droid4908]

Ev are utter pice of garbage

[@hasimsiddiqui9515]

Love you sir❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Bro two question 1. What is your CTR 2. What is your audience retention Please reply Your fan ❤❤❤

[@BurgerKingFootLettuce]

Nice video

[@Very_horny_rapists_meiteis]

seeing the impact on nature, I suggest better not rely much on ethanol as engine fuel. Lekin... pata nahi iska best solution kya du...

[@automobilelovertravel7566]

Purane bs6 engine me E20 FUEL SE kya problem hoga kya plz boliya????

[@rorschach4586]

What about the current cars which can't run on flex fuel...?! Will there only be E20 from now on...!?

[@AbhishekGaurVioletVenom]

Also, more is ethanol, greater will be engine corrosion - lesser will be the life. And what will happen to already 15 years registered E10 engines running on road? Will government provide free upgrade to E20 engines? Who will bear the cost?

[@KiranKumarAshok]

Very well explained end to end , all electric vehicles are the future ! people should just skip buying flex fuel supported vehicles does not make sense at this point of time

[@umarKhan-ef6bz]

Aye jhant ke ball electric vehicles is not the future

[@vikranthreddy7736]

This channel deserves 1m

[@pratikpratik838]

Nice reasearch orientation

[@raunacjha4172]

Bro please make video on performance of Mahindra in South Africa after their new product launches like xuv700, Scorpio N.

[@AjayTiwari-en9nz]

India ko oil powered personal cars par 50% tax lagana chahiye seedha. Aur is paise se public transport develop karna chahiye. Public transport sustainable hoga jyada when compared to personal cars.

[@SARATHKUMARPK]

Do you have any idea when Flex engine cars will be available?

[@basitbhat7180]

The problem is what about old cars which lose performance and mileage on flex fuel and this fuel compromises vehicle's overall health in the long run

[@akshayz__]

you are the best

[@vaibhavawasthii]

You deserve my sub

[@himanshuk177]

Transition means cost, which we need to bear in any kind of transition so the best solution is to invest on long term sustainable transition. Ecosystem will adapt the cheapest fastest and most sustainable change and government should plays as catalyst.

[@Worldhuman232]

Then we have to change our vehicles after E20 fuel???

[@rishabhtiwari7396]

I think bikes, mopeds and small vehicles should switch to ethanol and too large vehicles like long range trucks, road trains, airplanes, rail engines, should switch to hydrogen fuel cell. Whereas cars, city buses should go all electric