➡7 billion litres of unused ethanol!!!
➡Now you understand, why E85, E100 are being launched or study on E25 is being done
➡No additional water intensive farming needs to be done, there is a lot of unused capacity
Source : Economic Times
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.
• E20 Petrol (20% Ethanol, ₹112/L) • XP100 Petrol (0% Ethanol, ₹167/L)
Test 1: 5L E20 Petrol
• Average Speed: 57 km/h • Distance: 97 km • Mileage: 19.2 km/l
Test 2: 5L XP100 Petrol
• Average Speed: 61 km/h • Distance: 116 km • 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 3–5%.
This test: ~19–21% lower mileage with E20.
The way vehicle manufacturers are posting as if every vehicle running on road is E20 compliant
It’s a shame that companies clearly cannot call out that the vehicles before 2023 are not E20 compliant
#E20
"E20 fuel delivers LOWER mileage than regular petrol. India saves on oil imports, but vehicle owners are silently paying the real cost."
— ARAI’s controlled Lab Findings
This is exactly what I posted yesterday
Due to low mileage, we are consuming more petrol ⛽️
We are paying more money
Consuming more fuel
Our vehicle engines are dying faster
WE ARE DOOMED ☠️
Ethanol wasn’t an issue till April. E20 was implemented last year itself and people moved on from it.
But talks of implementation of e22 and e27 triggered the talks again and cars showing issues in the last 2-3 months caught everyone’s attention.
Now, it surely has become a ‘Jin’ 🧞♂️
This time around, reaction & anger is 10 times more. Last time, it was burried under GST cuts.
Ethanol blending is more than a fuel policy.
Since 2014-15, it has saved ₹1.90L crore in foreign exchange, generated ₹1.60L crore+ for farmers, replaced 310LMT of crude imports, & reduced nearly 930LMT of CO₂ emissions.
It is also severely damaging old cars and reducing life of cars before 2023 which are e10 compliant. These cars are supposed to work trouble free for 15-20 years. The report of e20 testing is confidential so no one knows anything. Mechanics like Mukesh Chandra Gond know 100 times more than all media and influencers.
Most of the petrol pumps on highways and villages are poorly maintained and their underground tanks aren't properly sealed which are providing an instant death like experience for cars too with a fuel that is separated already, which is more dangerous than e20 fuel.
Authorities should provide e10 dispenser at each pump for min 10 years and should say that e20 wouldn't become e22 or e27 for 20 years. That's all customers want.
I got half payment, so half praise and half reality.
Dear PM Modi: In 2014 you said petrol prices will fall when I come to power. Crude 2014: $100/barrel, petrol Rs.72. Crude 2026: $70, Rs.30 CHEAPER per barrel. Petrol 2026: Rs.102, Rs.30 MORE EXPENSIVE per litre. You have been in power 12 years. The only thing that fell is the promise.
India imports 85% of its crude. At $70/barrel the annual import bill is Rs.12-13 lakh crore. At the war peak of $117 it was Rs.20+ lakh crore. That is a Rs.7-8 LAKH CRORE annual saving at current crude prices. Who pockets it? Not you, your petrol is still Rs.102. The treasury pockets it via excise and OMC margins.
Every Rs.1/litre change in OMC marketing margin shifts combined EBITDA by 12-17%. Current excess margin: Rs.10.60 vs Rs.3.50 historical = Rs.7.10 extra per litre. Across India's 230 billion litres annual petrol+diesel consumption: Rs.1.63 LAKH CRORE in excess profits extracted from consumers RIGHT NOW. That is your money. In their annual report.
India is the only G20 country where central + state fuel taxes exceed 55% of pump price AND fuel is simultaneously excluded from the national unified tax system. Maximum taxation. Maximum opacity. GST on fuel would reduce prices Rs.20-27/litre instantly. It will never happen. Five lakh crore reasons why.
BMW India CEO Warns Most Cars Sold Today Won't Be Compatible With Future E30 Higher Blended Fuel
India's planned transition towards higher ethanol-blended fuels has sparked fresh discussion after BMW Group India President and CEO Hardeep Singh Brar warned that most cars currently on Indian roads are not compatible with future E30 or higher ethanol blends. The remarks come as the government expands its ethanol blending roadmap beyond E20, with new fuel specifications already in place for higher blends.
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