PM Modi Flags Off Alternative Fuels Rally With E20-compliant Volkswagen Taigun And Skoda Kushaq SUVs

The E20-compliant Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq took part in the Alternative Fuel-based Vehicles Rally in Bengaluru. 

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister (PM), flagged off the rally which is part of the India Energy Week (IEW) being held between February 6 and 8, organised by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG). The IEW is the first major event to be held under India’s G20 Presidency. 

The Taigun and Kushaq represented Skoda’s commitment to helping the government's sustainability efforts. The two SUVs are available with 1-litre TSI and 1.5-litre TSI turbo petrol engines, both of which are E20-ready, in other words, compatible with ethanol-petrol fuel blend with up to 20 per cent ethanol. 

Glimpses of the #IndiaEnergyWeek inaugural ceremony where Hon'ble @PMOIndia Sh. @narendramodi launched twin burners #SolarCookTop, #E20 and #GreenMobility Rally. @g20org @IndiaEnergyWeek @HardeepSPuri @Rameswar_Teli @PIBBengaluru @PIB_India @DDNewslive pic.twitter.com/T2hXrxGtQg

— Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (@PetroleumMin) February 6, 2023

Globally, VW aims to become a carbon-neutral company by 2050 under its ‘goTOzero’ environmental mission statement. In India, its Aurangabad facility has been running on “100 per cent green energy” since November 2022, and its Pune facility has a massive rooftop solar power plant that delivers nearly 30 per cent of the facility’s annual energy needs.