Auto LPG sector seeks level-playing field as focus shifts to air pollution

New Delhi: Despite being one of the cleanest and most easily accessible alternative fuels, Auto LPG remains heavily under-utilised in India because of "almost penalising" policies towards clean fuels and lack of a positive messaging by the government, Indian Auto LPG Coalition said on Friday.

As poor air quality takes centrestage in the capital again, the auto LPG sector is urging the government to provide a level playing field in the interest of the environment, it said in a statement. Suyash Gupta, Director General of Indian Auto LPG Coalition, underscored the need to widen the policy focus beyond electric vehicles and give all available alternative fuels a level playing field in the market. "Every year at the onset of winter, we witness a resurgence of this air quality debate.

Unfortunately, nothing changes and people are left to breathe hazardous air year after year. "What is more frustrating is the fact that we have readily available and clean alternative fuels that can help us achieve a significant gain in air quality in a short span of time. Auto LPG is a readily available fuel with negligible emissions of nitrogen dioxides and PM 2.5, but indifferent messaging and penalising policies have kept it under-utilised," he said.