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M&M keen on global bio-diesel initiative
New Delhi 07-Oct-2007
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is keen on promoting its bio-diesel initiative globally. The company is eyeing countries such as South Africa and Latin America as prominent markets, where the recently launched (February 2007) bio-diesel vehicles (Scorpio and Bolero) can be introduced as promising products, said Dr Arun Jaura, Senior Vice-President, automotive sector R&D, M&M. South Africa and Latin American are prominent markets for the company. They are also prominent bio-diesel markets. The vehicles are B10 and B20 standards compliant, thus complying with the global fuel standards. According to B20 standards includes blends below 20 per cent bio-diesel, such as the 2 per cent bio-diesel blends that are common these days. <b>Evaluation tests </b> The vehicles (Scorpio and Bolero) that were launched earlier, are undergoing evaluation tests for one lakh km, in order to make them locally and globally competitive; they have been run in real world environment that has involved severe and demanding terrain, including hot and cold weather operations at high altitudes. The company will take a call on the final launch of the models after the tests are over. The vehicles are the outcome of the two projects undertaken by the company for its bio-diesel programme. M&M has worked on the research and development of alternate propulsion technologies in India.
New Delhi 07-Oct-2007
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is keen on promoting its bio-diesel initiative globally. The company is eyeing countries such as South Africa and Latin America as prominent markets, where the recently launched (February 2007) bio-diesel vehicles (Scorpio and Bolero) can be introduced as promising products, said Dr Arun Jaura, Senior Vice-President, automotive sector R&D, M&M. South Africa and Latin American are prominent markets for the company. They are also prominent bio-diesel markets. The vehicles are B10 and B20 standards compliant, thus complying with the global fuel standards. According to B20 standards includes blends below 20 per cent bio-diesel, such as the 2 per cent bio-diesel blends that are common these days. <b>Evaluation tests </b> The vehicles (Scorpio and Bolero) that were launched earlier, are undergoing evaluation tests for one lakh km, in order to make them locally and globally competitive; they have been run in real world environment that has involved severe and demanding terrain, including hot and cold weather operations at high altitudes. The company will take a call on the final launch of the models after the tests are over. The vehicles are the outcome of the two projects undertaken by the company for its bio-diesel programme. M&M has worked on the research and development of alternate propulsion technologies in India.