India’s government doesn’t plan to completely ban diesel and gasoline vehicles because continuously rising fuel demand has to be met by a combination of fossil fuels, biofuels, and electric vehicles, Indian Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday. India plans to significantly boost the use of electric vehicles in the coming years. A government policy think thank has recently suggested that banning gasoline and diesel scooters, three-wheelers, and passenger cars by 2030 would save India a lot of expenses on oil imports. India relies on imports to meet 80 percent of its oil demand, but its minister says that gasoline cars won’t be banned totally any time soon. “EV is a priority but the incremental requirement of fuel will have to be met through a combination of BS-VI grade petrol and diesel, CNG [compressed natural gas] and biofuels alongside EV,” Indian news outlet Livemint reported , quoting Pradhan as […]