With the Prime Minister's blueprint to make India energy Aatmanirbhar by 2047, Toyota, a global pioneer in sustainable mobility, has unveiled the World's 1st BS-6 Stage-II Electrified Flex Fuel Vehicle.

Vikram Gulati, Country Head and Executive Vice President, emphasised the potential of ethanol as one of the best options in achieving energy self-reliance and reducing carbon emission.

The prototype BS-6 Stage-II Electrified Flex Fuel Vehicle is based on the Innova Hycross and is designed to meet India's higher emission norms therefore making it the world's first.

The event was graced by Nitin Gadkari - Hon'ble Union Minister, MoRTH, Hardeep Singh Puri - Hon'ble Union Minister, MoPNG and MoHUA and Mahendra Nath Pandey - Hon'ble Union Minister, MoHI and PE, with industry leaders, and stakeholders committed to sustainable energy solutions.

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, Nitin Gadkari, said, "I believe India will soon be the world's first vehicle manufacturing hub of electric, ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, bio-LNG, bio-CNG and other alternative fuel vehicles. This push of alternative fuels under the leadership of Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi will build potential for not having any imports of petrol, reduce pollution and bring cost-effective fuels. Alternative fuels will indeed change the whole landscape of India's economy and it will not only make farmers Annadattta to Urjadatta but also providers of Bio-aviation fuel."

Vijay Nirani, Managing Director of TruAlt Bioenergy, expressed, "It is a progressive step towards mitigating carbon emissions and realising India's ambitious energy goals. At the heart of India's sustainable energy journey lies the noteworthy contribution of the sugar and biofuel industry, which plays a pivotal role in the Ethanol Blending Program."