Switching to E20: fuel for debate

Vehicles parked at a mechanics workshop in Karol Bagh, New Delhi. | Photo credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

“Business is brisk,” says Abdul Aziz, 53, a mechanic and co-owner of a repair shop in New Delhi’s Karol Bagh’s Nala market, a busy auto repair shop. He says this with a wry smile, mouth stained red from the paan. The increase in business, he says, is due to an increasing number of owners coming forward with strikingly similar complaints.

Over the past few months, motorists have been reporting a sharp drop in fuel consumption and vehicles jerking while driving. Mechanics call this “gaadi missing de rahi hai” – a symptom that often indicates a bad fuel supply. According to Aziz and his business partner Tanveer Ahmed Khan, the most common causes are clogged fuel injectors and clogged fuel filters.

Published – 20 Jul 2026 08:19 IST