According to latest development, the government will soon launch luxury buses to make commute easy between Mumbai and Delhi. With this, they aim to take the total travel time to only 12 hours.
Sharing his vision for the Delhi-Mumbai Express Highway, the Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said: “My plan is to connect Nariman Point to Delhi. 70% of work has already been completed. Let us plan luxury electric buses that can travel from Mumbai to Delhi in just 12 hours.”
He made these statement while speaking at the launch of Electric Double Decker AC Bus named Switch EiV 22 in Mumbai.
Moreover, elaborating on his plans for the automobile industry, Gadkari said, “My dream is to make the automobile industry from the current size of INR 7.5 lakh crores to INR 15 lakh crores by the end of the year 2024.” This is an achievable target, he added. The minister observed that the sector has maximum employment potential and gives maximum taxes to central and state governments.
Gadkari further stated that electricity as an automobile fuel is highly cost-effective, when compared other fuels like diesel. “Import of crude oil is a big challenge for the Government. Use of solar power has reduced the cost of electricity to a large extent.”
Pitching for electricity as an alternative fuel, the Union Minister said 35 per cent of pollution in the country is due to diesel and petrol. In this context, the Minister highlighted the need for import-substituting, cost-effective, pollution-free and indigenous products. “It is time for India to start using alternative fuels like electricity, ethanol, methanol, bio-diesel, bio-CNG, bio-LNG and green hydrogen for automobile sector”.
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