Say goodbye to petrol, flex-fuel Pulsar is coming soon

New Delhi. Bajaj Auto has recently launched the world’s first CNG bike Freedom 125. This shows that the company is constantly working on clean fuel technology. Now the company has unveiled the new flex fuel version of its famous bike Bajaj Pulsar NS160 at the India Bio-Energy and Tech (IBET) Expo 2024. Sustainable fuel related products are showcased in this two-day expo. Which was jointly organized by Indian Federation of Green Energy and MM Active Science-Tech Communications.

Flex fuel is an alternative fuel whose use is being emphasized these days. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari is also emphasizing on bringing vehicles running on flex fuel to reduce petrol consumption. Actually, flex fuel is a mixture of fuels like petrol, ethanol or methanol which causes less pollution when burned. Currently, the Government of India has allowed the sale of E20 flex fuel in the country. E20 flex fuel contains a mixture of 80% petrol and 20% ethanol. However, the government plans to promote vehicles running on 100% ethanol.

Vehicles will run on 100% ethanol
Companies like Maruti Suzuki and TVS have already introduced vehicles running on 100% ethanol. At the same time, the growing interest of many other companies in this direction makes it clear that in the coming time, vehicles running on 80-100% ethanol or flex fuel will replace vehicles running on petrol and diesel. In Brazil and other South American countries, the consumption of E80/100 fuel is very high and it would be wise to develop a flex fuel bike for the purpose of selling it in those countries. Because companies like Bajaj and TVS also have a big presence in these countries.

How is the Flex Fuel Pulsar?
The company says that the Bajaj Pulsar NS160 Flex Fuel runs on a mixture of ethanol and petrol. Apart from this, Bajaj Auto has not yet given much information about the bike. Recently, Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj had said that the ethanol-powered bike could be launched by March 2025.

India is also expected to move towards E80/E100 fuel. If companies prepare flex fuel vehicles in advance, it will become even easier to capture the market. Apart from this, emphasis will have to be laid on making them affordable to reach the common customers.

The petrol-powered Pulsar NS160 gets a single-cylinder engine of 160.3 cc capacity, which generates 17.2PS of power and 14.6Nm of torque. The suspension setup includes telescopic forks and monoshock while braking is handled by a 300 mm front disc brake and a 230 mm rear disc brake.

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