Nobody's asking the hard questions about #Ethanol
- it has ~33% lower energy density than petrol. You WILL see worse fuel efficiency. You WILL feel a drop in power. And long-term? what about Pre 2022 cars which are barely E10 compliant?
Rubber seals, injectors, fuel pumps quietly degrading in engines never engineered for aggressive ethanol blends.
Reliability concerns that only show up after a few thousand kms.
And the poor car buyer? Told this is "green mobility" while silently absorbing every cost.
Also, what will happen to resale values of older non E20 compliant cars when the blend goes upto E25, E30 Etc in a couple of years?
Worse still, buyers have no choice at the pump but to buy E20 fuel. No option for E10 or E5.
A mandate without consumer protection, without transparent pump labelling, without honest disclosures really feels rushed.
The environment matters. Energy security is paramount too. But so is durability, efficiency and basic honesty.
#E20 #EthanolBlending
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Stop fooling people with “cheap fuel” marketing.
Fuel is not cheap because the litre price is lower. Fuel is cheap only when cost per kilometre is lower.
If petrol/E20 at ₹102.12 gives 40 km/l, the running cost is ₹2.55 per km.
Now E85 is being shown as “₹20 cheaper” at around ₹82.12 per litre. Sounds great, right?
But E85 has much lower energy because ethanol carries less energy than petrol. So if mileage drops from 40 km/l to around 29 to 32 km/l, the so-called cheap fuel becomes equal or even costlier per km.
This is the real scam:
Government shows price per litre.
Public pays cost per kilometre.
And this is not just about mileage. Ethanol absorbs water. Water plus oxygen plus metal means corrosion risk. If ethanol-water separation happens inside storage or fuel systems, the bottom layer can become more corrosive and damaging to tanks, pumps, injectors, lines, seals and older fuel-system parts.
Basic chemistry:
Ethanol oxidation can form acetic acid:
C2H5OH + O2 → CH3COOH + H2O
Acid can attack iron:
Fe + 2CH3COOH → Fe(CH3COO)2 + H2
Rust needs iron, oxygen and water:
4Fe + 3O2 + 6H2O → 4Fe(OH)3
So stop calling it cheap unless you publish the full truth:
1. Blend percentage at every pump
2. Vehicle compatibility clearly displayed
3. Expected mileage loss
4. Cost per km, not just price per litre
5. Long-term impact on older vehicles
6. Warranty clarity in writing
If ethanol is truly better, prove it with transparent cost-per-km data. Don’t make citizens pay the same price for lower energy fuel and then tell them it is a national service.
Cheap per litre is marketing. Cheap per kilometre is reality.
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