New Delhi: The government on Tuesday tried to alleviate 20% of gasoline with ethanol (E20), which hurts mileage and harmful engines with vehicles and said the fuel actually provided better acceleration and improved driving quality.
In its statement, the Ministry of Trade and Natural Gas departments stated that vehicle owners would not find any problem related to readiness, metal compatibility and plastic compatibility in using E20 gasoline.
The Ministry also rejected the suggestions that the E20 causes a “drastic” reduction of fuel efficiency as “incorrect placement”.
“Using E20 provides better acceleration, better driving quality and most importantly, reduced carbon emissions by approximately 30% compared to E10 fuel. A higher octane number (108.5 compared to gasoline) is ethanol-defined fuel, which is very attractive to E20. Better in participation in the E20, which is better to contribute to the E20, which is better, which is better when participating in the E20, which is better in retreat to E20, which is a ceasefire in the admission, which is better in participation in E20, which is better in retreat. the ministry.
He gathered Brazilian experience with fuel mixed with ethanol and said that the South American nation has been running on E27 with zero problems for years. The Ministry also said that the same automakers as Toyota, Honda, Honda, Hyundai, also produce vehicles, added that the safety standards for E20 are well introduced through Indian Indian Standards and automotive standards.
“In most parameters, including readiness, launching, metal compatibility, plastic compatibility, there are no problems. Only in certain older vehicles, some rubber parts and seals may require replacement earlier than unable to be used. the vehicle.
Users also complained and designed to report to the Niti Aayog report that gasoline with ethanol should be cheaper than the non -bad fuel and that this advantage of the cargo was not handed over to customers.
The ministry said that in 2020-21, when the Niti report was prepared, ethanol was cheaper than gasoline. Over time, the price of public procurement increases, and now the average price of ethanol is higher than the cost of refined gasoline, the ministry said.
“Currently, the average cost of awarding public procurement for ethanol for 2024-25, as of 31.07.2025 £71.32 per liter, including transport and GST. For the production of the E20, OMC (oil marketing companies) combine 20% of this acquired ethanol with motor spirit (MS). The price of ethanol based on C-Heavy molasses increased from £46.66 (aces 2021-22) £57.97 (aces 2024-25), “said the ministry. £52.92 to £71.86 in the same period. Despite the increase in the price of ethanol compared to gasoline, oil companies did not return to the mandate of ethanol mixing because the program provides energy safety, increasing the revenues of farmers and environmental sustainability, ”he added.
The Ministry, which describes concerns as “completely unfounded”, said that the use of fuel E20 has no impact on the validity of vehicle insurance in India.
Car manufacturers continue to cooperate with vehicle owners to provide them with any support that can be guaranteed to ensure optimum vehicle performance, the ministry said. “For a vehicle owner who believes that his vehicle may require further tuning or replacement of parts, a whole network of authorized service stations is available to respond to these applications.”
Regarding the transition of over 20% of ethanol mixing, the ministry said that this would require careful calibration for which extensive consultations take place. This process included the same vehicle manufacturers who are already in Brazil, as well as other manufacturers, entities involved in the supply of raw materials, research and development agencies, oil companies and eThanol producers. This process must still conclude.
According to the current plan, the government has committed itself to using gasoline E20 by October 2026.
“The decision after 31.10.2026 will include the submission of a report between the Ministerial Committee, the evaluation of its recommendations, consulting the parties and the government’s decisions in this respect.
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