According to Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, within a year, all electric vehicles (EVs) in the country will cost the same as gasoline vehicles. Gadkari further said that the government is promoting ethanol made from crop residue as an alternative to petrol and diesel. It should be noted that the Union Transport Minister has been seen trying and testing a few different types of vehicles like the hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai and Yulu electric scooters.
“I am trying… within a year, the cost of electric vehicles will be at par with the cost of petrol vehicles in the country and we will save money spent on fossil fuels,” he told ‘TV9 What India Thinks Today Global’ Addressing the meeting’.
The minister said that the government is already promoting green fuel in a big way. Gadkari said waterways use a cheaper mode of transport than roads, and this is going to come to the fore in a big way.
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Meanwhile, in another statement, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that a person who sends a photograph of an illegally parked vehicle may soon be eligible for a reward of Rs 500 if the fine is Rs 1000. Is. Known for his outspokenness, Gadkari said he is considering enacting a law to prevent wrongly parked cars from obstructing traffic. This contributes to the government’s goal of improving India’s traffic situation.
“Main ek kanoon laane wala hun ki road par jo vehicle khadi karega, uska joh mobile se photo nikal kar bhejega, usko agar Rs 1,000 fine hoga, toh Rs 500 photo nikalane wale ko milega. Toh parking ka problem solves ho jayega (I am) going to bring a law under which a person sending photographs of a wrongly parked vehicle will get Rs 500 if the total fine works out to be Rs 1,000. Then the problem of parking will be solved),” he said.
With inputs from PTI