not any logic the less the number of physical structures the less the pressure on resourcestrim the portfoliovehicle offers have increased in complexity over the years while various customer requirements need to be addressed automakers have insisted on creating all variants inhouse rather than set up a network of customisers closer to the customer the more variants you make in your plants the more the energy you consume per vehicle manufacturedautomakers have to stop using the bogie of attractive entry price by creating variants that hardly sell but only lead to excessive energy consumption its time for the portfolios to be trimmed the price bands will remain the same so you will not lose your customers to competition and once the entire industry agrees to undertake such a mature move it is a mutually beneficial solutionmultitask the enginesafter a long time the push on flex fuels by the government has been a step in the right direction the policy makers have come down from their high horse and realised that a single energy solution like electric cannot be a pragmatic one for india the industry must grab this with both hands and make it happen on the double bioethanol biodiesel and biocng will be the best flex fuels to work with keeping in mind factors like availability of raw material compatibility with existing engine types affordability welltowheel emissions and economic viabilityhybrid is the way to be in the postcovid new normal whether at work or the energy source for mobility electric fourwheelers will take time to gain traction of volumes for personal mobilitywhile twowheelers public transport and light commercial vehicles will certainly become electric the four wheelers will have to go through the transition of hybrid flex fuel options before propellants like electric or hydrogen become the mainstreamretrain and redeploy human resourcesjob loss is a looming threat the industry wishes to look away from all global automakers have been projecting job losses across their operations as they move to electric vehicle portfolios right now herbert diess of vw is facing a no confidence motion as he has stated that close to 30000 jobs would be lost in wolfsburg itself if the brand did not move fast and ramp up ev productionthe same will apply to automakers here in the transition to an electric portfolio the interim of hybrid flex fuels will help soften the blow in the interim the entry of new players in the ev space especially in twowheelers and cvs will force legacy automakers to lay off people closure of showrooms will add to the excess manpower in the marketplace greater digitisation and automation will make current jobs redundantthis necessitates retraining employees in new functions like direct sales and service so that most of them can be redeployed those that cannot be retained should be employable in jobs in the marketplace and the automaker should make all efforts to see every lost employee is gainfully reengaged sustainability auditthe auto industry has to demonstrate a level of