Skoda says customers not worried about E20 fuel
Skoda Auto India's Brand Director Ashish Gupta has said customers are not apprehensive about using E20 fuel, a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% petrol. The company has already ensured its vehicles…
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E20 petrol contamination concerns flagged by automakers disputed by government
A dispute has erupted over India's E20 fuel programme. The Federal reports that internal emails from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed that automakers representing about 67 per cent of…
SIAM withdraws E20 warning, Team Bharat meets Puri
Citizens’ advocacy group Team Bharat met Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on July 29, urging the government to keep supplying E10 petrol and make pure E0 petrol available at all pumps at…
Brazil Minister Says Higher Ethanol Blends Do Not Harm Flex-Fuel Cars
Brazilian Trade Minister Márcio Fernando Elias Rosa said vehicles with flex-fuel engines can safely run on petrol containing 15% to 30% ethanol without performance loss. Brazil currently permits petrol blends of up…
Bombay HC orders Meta, Google, X to take down abusive posts against Gadkari
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed Meta, X, Google, and other platforms to take down defamatory posts and AI-generated deepfake videos linking Union minister Nitin Gadkari to India's ethanol-blended petrol programme.…
SIAM withdraws E20 fuel warning, seeks authentication of chloride data
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers has withdrawn a letter to the Petroleum Ministry that flagged possible corrosion and wear in vehicle parts linked to chloride in E20 fuel. SIAM said the…
Government rejects claims of ethanol blending beyond E20
A political clash has erupted over India’s ethanol policy. Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the Centre plans to blend ethanol in diesel and aviation turbine fuel, and eventually raise petrol blending beyond E20,…
Government rejects US ethanol imports as E20 concerns grow
The Commerce Department said India has offered no concessions to the US on ethanol imports for fuel blending and is importing none from the US for that purpose. It said the programme…
