Nitin Gadkari Message to Carmakers

New Delhi, September 08: Union minister Nitin Gadkari has given a message to the carmakers that they should follow to manufacture battery efficient cars in future.

He said that "We should move towards alternative fuel... I am going to do this, whether you like it or not. And I am not going to ask you. I will bulldoze it. For pollution, for imports, my ideas are crystal clear... The government has a crystal-clear policy to reduce imports and curb pollution".

"I urge you (carmakers) politely to do research. First, when I urged you for electric vehicles, you said the battery is costly. I coaxed you to start at least. Now, the batteries cost 40 per cent less. And if you start now, the cost will be reduced further in mass production. Teething trouble is everywhere," he said.

he has also said "Already, we are in the process of a Cabinet note where we are going to plan charging stations... It is in the last stage and will be done as early as possible," he disclosed, adding that the government will soon bring in a policy on electric vehicles.

Now, the government has decided to start 15 industries for second generation ethanol. "Ethanol can easily be produced from agro-based cotton straw, wheat straw, rice straw, bagasse, and bamboo. Alternative fuel imports substitute, cost effective and pollution free," Gadkari said.