<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari today said Green Fuels like green hydrogen, LNG, Ethanol, and Methanol are fuels of the future and his ministry is pushing for the manufacture and use of these environment-friendly substances.<br />''<br />''Addressing a function in Munger in Bihar via video conference Mr. Gadkari said big automobile companies like Toyota, Suzuki, and Hyundai are making flex engines for Ethanol blended fuels. He said Bajaj and TVS companies have also come up with scooters and motorcycles which will run on Bioethanol.<br />''<br />''Mr Gadkari said agriculture-based states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh have huge potential in the ethanol sector.<br />''<br />''The minister said a paradigm shift is going to take place in the automobile sector with thrust on ethanol-blended vehicles, green hydrogen, and electric vehicles.<br />''<br />''Mr. Gadkari said on the 15th of next month India's first green hydrogen-operated vehicle will be launched, which will use Hydrogen separated from the water. He said the ministry aims to export green hydrogen to the rest of the world and for this production of hydrogen electrolyzers being promoted by startups, it will also bolster the employment opportunities in the country.<br />''<br />''Mr Gadkari said after the large demand for Lithium-ion batteries for vehicles the country is also working on Sodium-ion and Zinc-ion technologies.</span><br />
News On AIR | February 11, 2022 8:32 PM
Ministry is pushing for the manufacture and use of environment-friendly substances like green hydrogen, LNG, and Methanol: Nitin Gadkari