India’s roll-out of fuel blended with 20% ethanol will hurt a vehicle’s mileage by 2%-4% but is safe to use, a lobby group representing the country’s automakers said, aiming to assuage motorists’ concerns in the world’s third-largest car market.
India set a 2025 target years ago for 20% ethanol blending in fuel, called E20, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on clean energy. But in recent weeks it has become the only choice at nearly all fuel stations, causing an uproar among drivers over its impact on vehicle performance and durability, especially older vehicles.
Using E20 fuel in older vehicles lowers mileage but is not a safety risk, P.K. Banerjee, executive director at the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), told reporters late on Saturday at a news event in New Delhi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
India’s roll-out of fuel blended with 20% ethanol will hurt a vehicle’s mileage by 2%-4% but is safe to use, a lobby group representing the country’s automakers said, aiming to assuage motorists’ concerns in the world’s third-largest car market.India set a 2025 target years ago for 20% ethanol blending in fuel, called E20, as part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n