Government Asks Automakers To Start Producing Flex-Fuel Vehicles In 6 Months

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari further said this move will drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles on a well-to-wheel basis.

To substitute India's petroleum imports, the government has advised automobile makers to start manufacturing flex-fuel vehicles and flex-fuel strong hybrid electric vehicles complying with BS-VI emission norms within six months, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. (2/4)...complying with BS-6 Norms in a time bound manner within a period of six months.In line with Hon. Prime Minister's vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and government's policy on promoting ethanol as a transport fuel,... (4/4) This move will drastically reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from vehicles on a Well-to-Wheel basis, helping India to comply with its commitment made at COP26 to reduce the total projected carbon emissions by One Billion Tonnes by 2030.

Mr Gadkari further said this move will drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles on a well-to-wheel basis, helping India to comply with its commitment made at COP26 to reduce the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030.

"In order to substitute India's import of petroleum as a fuel...we have now advised the automobile manufacturers in India to start manufacturing flex fuel vehicles (FFV) and flex fuel strong hybrid electric vehicles (FFV-SHEV) complying with BS-6 Norms in a time bound manner within a period of six months," the Road Transport and Highways Minister said in a series of tweets.