Turns out the judge was not only running the gas agency, his business contract was being renewed all through his tenure as a judge and chief justice.
And all this was happening right under the nose of the Supreme Court, that punished NCERT for a chapter on judicial corruption.
Petrol pump owners claim that ethanolтАЩs hygroscopic nature or affinity towards water is leading to contamination of their E20 stock during monsoons and in coastal areas since the existing underground storage tanks were designed for conventional petrol, not higher ethanol blends. Three petrol pump owners shared their concerns over the roll out of E20 with 'The Hindu' speaking on condition of anonymity, as oil marketing companies have instructed them not to speak publicly on the issue.
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A YouTuber named Rider Veer Ji conducted a mileage test on a 2.5-year-old Skoda Slavia 1.5 TSI Manual, comparing E20 Petrol and XP100 Petrol.
тАв E20 Petrol (20% Ethanol, тВ╣112/L)тАитАв XP100 Petrol (0% Ethanol, тВ╣167/L)
Test 1: 5L E20 Petrol
тАитАв Average Speed: 57 km/hтАитАв Distance: 97 kmтАитАв Mileage: 19.2 km/l
Test 2: 5L XP100 Petrol
тАитАв Average Speed: 61 km/hтАитАв Distance: 116 kmтАитАв Mileage: 23.2 km/l
Result:
XP100 covered 19 km more on the same 5 litres, delivering around 21% better mileage in this test.
Govt claim: E20 reduces mileage by 3тАУ5%.
This test: ~19тАУ21% lower mileage with E20.