Nitin Gadkari’s Dream: ‘All Vehicles Will Soon Be Able To Run On Ethanol’

New Delhi: There will be more ethanol pumps in India in the near future and all vehicles in the country will soon be able to run on ethanol, according to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari.

Gadkari, who has been pushing hard for increase in scale of ethanol production, reiterated the principal advantages of ethanol — vehicle owners will be able to save more since petrol is more costly and there will be a reduction in levels of air pollution.

Gadkari stressed that every kind of vehicle, from auto rickshaws to high-end cars, will be able to run on ethanol soon. He recently suggested that farmers should turn to ethanol production instead of growing conventional crops for higher profitability and enhanced supply.

Highlighting that the need for flexible fuel engines in vehicles, Gadkari said: “Around Rs 8 lakh crore is spent every year on importing fuel, a figure that can come down if flex fuels are used rampantly. Thus, ethanol production has to be enhanced to achieve this goal.”

Flexible fuel is an alternative fuel made by combining petrol with methanol or ethanol.