RC Bhargava urges Central government to incentivise other clean fuels apart from EVs

Maruti Suzuki India Limited Chairman RC Bhargava urged the Central government to incentivise other intermediate clean fuels on similar lines as electric vehicles to ensure a faster carbon footprint reduction in the Indian context.

Speaking a day ahead of Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s scheduled inauguration of Maruti Suzuki’s year-long celebration of 40 years of partnership with Japan’s Suzuki’s, Bhargava clarified that the Indian automobile market, which continues to see growth every year, is not inductive for a direct transition to EV. Rather, intermediary cleaner fuel or technology makes better sense, he said addressing a press conference in Gandhinagar Saturday.