Flex-fuel vehicles are modified versions of current vehicles that can run both on pure gasoline and ethanol-blended petrol. Representational image) An aluminium-based electric vehicle battery as well as the entire ethanol value chain players will make a grand debut at the 16th edition of Auto Expo-The Motor Show on January 13. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will be inaugurating the Ethanol Pavilion, featuring oil marketing companies (OMCs) such as IndianOil, BPCL and others. These FFVs (flex-fuel vehicles) are modified versions of current vehicles that can run both on pure gasoline and ethanol-blended petrol. Earlier, the GST Council had reduced tax on ethanol, which will be supplied to refineries for blending with petrol. The battery technology is being validated by the industry. Source - Money Control