Ethanol blending can bring down petrol prices to Rs 15

Addressing a gathering in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh, Gadkari said such a blend will also help reduce pollution and the cost of imports. The import amounts to Rs 16 lakh crore, this money will go to the homes of farmers instead, he added.

Vehicles that run completely on ethanol will be introduced

Gadkari said he would launch Toyota company's Camry car in August, which will run 100 per cent on ethanol and it will also generate 40 percent electricity.

UP to become manufacturing hub for e-vehicles

Uttar Pradesh has taken a leapfrog in the field of electric vehicles. Several cities in the states such as Kanpur, Lucknow, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Meerut are aggressively looking at manufacturing e-vehicles and lithium batteries. Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said having 25 per cent of the total registered EV in India,

Government vehicles older than 15 years to be scrapped

More than nine lakh vehicles, owned by central and state governments, transport corporations and public sector undertakings, that are older than 15 years will go off the road from April 1 and new vehicles will replace them, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said. Addressing an event organised by industry body FICCI, Gadkari said the government is

Indian government progressing on policy of adopting import substitutes

Underlining the government initiatives facilitating the use of ethanol, methanol, bio-CNG and hybrid electric vehicles, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said that the government is progressing on the policy of adopting import substitutes, cost-effective, pollution-free and indigenous fuels for the transport sector. Speaking at the FICCI conference – Future of Mobility:

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh show interest to import ethanol from India

Union Minister of road transport and highways in India Nitin Gadkari said that Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have shown their keenness to import ethanol from India. The minister said that he discussed about ethanol with the Governments of both the countries — Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The minister also said that in 15 days he

Hydrogen is sustainable alternative to fossil fuels

Union minister of road transport & highways Nitin Gadkari said green hydrogen is a “sustainable alternative” to fossil fuels, as this energy source would be utilised not just in transportation but also in the chemical and fertiliser industries in the near future. Speaking at the 121st annual session of the Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and

Indian Government vehicles over 15 years will be scrapped

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said all vehicles belonging to the Indian government that have completed 15 years will be scrapped, and a policy to that effect has been sent to states. He was speaking at the inauguration of the annual ‘Agro-Vision’ agriculture exhibition here. Addressing the gathering, Gadkari said two plants of the Indian Oil

First flex-fuel car unveiled in India

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road, Transport & Highways, has unveiled Toyota Corolla Altis Flex-fuel car, which has been touted as first of its kind pilot project on Flexi-Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) in India. This project intends to examine whether ethanol-powered flex fuel vehicles can be viable in Indian conditions. Further, as a

First LNG-fueled truck manufacturing plant launched in India

Blue Energy Motors has launched India’s first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fueled green truck manufacturing plant at Chakan, Pune. The facility was inaugurated by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister, Road Transport and Highways. Blue Energy Motors has already signed an agreement with FPT Industrial, the global powertrain brand of Iveco Group, headquartered in Italy, to introduce