1.05 dollars per liter) at the pump, while methanol made from natural gas remains at 47 cents per gallon (12.5 cents per liter) in bulk, not at the pump. Presently there are no operating gas stations in California supplying methanol in their pumps. Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY17] has introduced "An Open Fuel Standard" Act in Congress: "To require automobile manufacturers to ensure that not less than 80 percent of the automobiles manufactured or sold in the United States by each such manufacturer to operate on fuel mixtures containing 85 percent ethanol, 85 percent methanol, or biodiesel." European Union The amended Fuel Quality Directive adopted in 2009 allows up to 3% v/v blend-in of methanol in petrol. Brazil A drive to add an appreciable percentage of methanol to gasoline got very close to implementation in Brazil, following a pilot test set up by a group of scientists involving blending gasoline with methanol between 1989 and 1992. The larger-scale pilot experiment that was to be conducted in São Paulo was vetoed at the last minute by the city's mayor, out of concern for the health of gas station workers, who would not be expected to follow safety precautions. , the idea has not resurfaced. India Niti Aayog, the central planning institute of India, announced on 3 August 2018 that if feasible, passenger vehicles will run on 15% Methanol blended petrol. At present, vehicles in India use up to 10% ethanol-blended fuel. If approved by the government it will cut monthly fuel costs by 10%. In 2021, ethanol costs Rs 60 a litre, while the price of methanol has been estimated at less than Rs 25 a litre. See also Alcohol fuel Biofuel Butanol fuel Ethanol fuel Gasoline gallon equivalent Glow fuel Direct methanol fuel cell List of energy topics Liquid fuels Methanol Methanol economy Flex fuel vehicles Peak oil Reformed methanol fuel cell Timeline of alcohol fuel Dimethyl ether References External links Methanol Safety Concerns, Advantages, and Corrosive properties Commercial-Scale Demonstration of the Liquid Phase Methanol Process, Dept. of Energy Production of methanol by Clean Coal power plants for $.50 - .60 per gallon. DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center - Methanol Methanol as an alternative fuel Recording of a discussion with Nobel laureate George Olah broadcast on NPR. An Energy Revolution by Robert Zubrin Mandating Flexible Fuel Vehicles to run on ethanol and methanol as well as gasoline will defund oil producers