New Delhi, March 19 -- The global energy crisis caused by the West Asia conflict is likely to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India and fast-track the government's push to increase ethanol blending in petrol, according to industry executives and analysts.

Since the conflict began last month, sending crude oil prices soaring, EV makers such as Vietnam's VinFast and homegrown Ola Electric have offered discounts to wean consumers away from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles that run on diesel and petrol, with analysts saying the energy crisis could push fence-sitters towards EVs.

The crisis has also renewed focus on the Centre's plans to go beyond the 20% ethanol blending in petrol, with executives indicating t...