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E20 policy was a huge failure.
Not for the reason media told you.
Not for the reason social media told you.
It is deeper than that.
And more worrisome than you think.
Chemistry first.
E10 = 10% ethanol + 90% petrol.
E20 = 20% ethanol + 80% petrol.
Ethanol is alcohol from sugarcane, maize, rice.
It burns cleaner.
It is not the villain here.
Brazil started this in 1975.
Took five decades to mature its fleet.
The US moved to E10 over a generation.
India hit 20% blending by April 2025.
Six years ahead of its own target.
A sprint, where the world walked.
2021.
Niti Aayog.
Roadmap raised red flags.
Vehicles could lose 10-20% efficiency.
Written down.
Signed off.
Implemented anyway.
Now the numbers.
India's petrol fleet = ~17 crore.
Two-wheelers: ~15 crore.
Cars: ~2 crore.
Compliance cutoff: April 1, 2023.
Before, engines built for E10.
After, built for E20.
Pre-2023 two-wheelers = ~12.3 crore.
Pre-2023 cars = ~1.4 crore.
Vehicles actually affected = ~14 crore.
Total Vehicles in India = ~23 crore.
Media wants you picturing a burning nation.
The real number is precise.
Not a Disaster.
But still large.
14 crore is bigger than most countries on earth.
Now the part no press release mentioned.
E20-compliant means replacing:
Fuel lines.
Seals.
Gaskets.
Ethanol is hygroscopic.
It pulls water from air.
Water plus old rubber equals corrosion.
Not myth.
Material science.
Cost per car: ~₹10,000.
Cost per two-wheeler: ~₹5,000.
12.3 crore two-wheelers = ~₹55,000 crore.
1.4 crore cars = ~₹14,000 crore.
National retrofit bill = ~₹70,000 crore.
Here is where government failed.
1. Communication collapsed.
No ministry owned the message to 14 crore owners.
Petroleum Ministry.
Road Transport Ministry.
Information Broadcasting Ministry.
Three departments, zero coordination.
Silence dressed as arrongance.
That it's just 14 crore vehicle owners.
2. No budget was allocated.
A democracy that removes choice from citizens.
Owes those citizens the cost of that removal.
This bill should never reach a mechanic's counter.
It should reach the Finance Ministry.
Now, what the nation actually won.
Farmer income this year, from ethanol alone.
~₹40,000 crore.
Forex saved this year, crude we did not import.
~₹43,000 crore.
Combined gain, one year.
~₹83,000 crore.
Now the other number.
The one-time cost to make all 14 crore vehicles compliant.
~₹70,000 crore.
One year of the win pays the entire bill.
With margin left.
This was never a nation that could not afford fairness.
This was a nation that won.
And made it look like a failure.
Choosing energy independence is a sovereign act.
Every serious nation does it.
But why betray it's people due to irresponsible Beuraucrats?
A government that speaks of strength abroad.
Forgets to fund the strength at home.
Fund it fully.
Or subsidise it at 50%, minimum.
Not because science demands it.
Because democracy does.
14 crore Indians did not vote for this reform.
They are paying it anyway.
Who exactly was this convenience for?
Given the zero sense of accountability in the minds of an average BMC official, I expect them to blame the victim.
Officials need to be suspended for long periods. Almost every task they do is without any professionalism. It is now causing deaths. Enough of this plunder.
Tragic. This can happen to any of us. It is Luck that is protecting us from our Municipal Bodies.
They may think they can escape forever given the entrenched nexus they are part of.
One day they will have to answer to a Higher Authority.
For those who are not diabetic or clinically obese, diet & exercise should be first option. GLP-1 alters metabolic function n has neurological signalling which in the long term may have side effects. There is not much long term data on chronic use of GLP-1s.
The amount of fear mongering that goes on in real estate is funny.
The latest one is: Buy today as Prices will rise soon. Costs have shot up due to Iran-US war.
For buyers - always follow the Golden Rule: Never buy a home in excitement or fear.
@ankitatIIMA It's not the fault of an App. The problem lies in the society at large where such kind of frauds are perpetrated. Banning an app will not solve problem.
@MTPHereToHelp This is Bandra. Neither Jogeshwari nor Kandivali.
Jai Hind Nagar, Bandra.
Impossible for you to enforce the parking and traffic related laws here.
@prasadvedpathak Why don’t you take your fearless activism to Mira-Bhayandar, Masjibandar or Mohmmad Ali Road and test it there?
Let’s see how long your political ambitions survive once you do !!