Flagging rise in fuel price, Nitin Gadkari asks auto manufacturers to expedite roll-out of flex-fuel variants

NEW DELHI: Citing the spurt in crude prices due to the war in Ukraine — as a wake up call — Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday urged CEOs of major vehicle manufacturers and representatives of automobile lobby group SIAM to expedite the roll-out of vehicles of flex-fuel variants.
According to sources, Gadkari said it was high time to go for alternate fuel and reduce dependence on imported petrol and diesel to meet energy requirements.
The road transport sector is the biggest consumer of petrol and diesel.
“He said the war and spiralling prices of crude oil in the international market has forced us to look inward and find our own solution. The flex-fuel vehicles can play a key role in years to come,” said a source who attended the meeting.