fuel efficiency

07 Jul

Kejriwal Accuses Central Government of Forcing E20 Fuel Rollout and Coercing Auto Majors to Deceive Consumers

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabArvind Kejriwal, Automobile regulations, Consumer protection, ethanol blending, fuel efficiency, Fuel policy

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal called out the Modi Government for misleading the public to force the nationwide rollout of E20-blended petrol. He revealed that the government got Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirloskar and Hero MotoCorp to falsely assure consumers that using E20 in E10 vehicles would cause no damage, despite their own owner's manuals warning against using fuel with more than 10%ethanol and advising consumers to stop using even 10%ethanol blends if they experience problems. The AAP Supremo announced that he would write to all automobile companies seeking a written assurance that they…

30 Aug

E20 Petrol May Lower Mileage Slightly, But National Gains Far Greater: Industry Experts

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaARAI, E20 fuel, ethanol blending, ethanol economy, FIPI, fuel efficiency, SIAM

New Delhi, August 30 – The adoption of 20% ethanol-blended petrol (E20) may cause a marginal 2–4% dip in vehicle fuel efficiency, but industry leaders and testing agencies emphasized on Saturday that the wider economic and environmental benefits far outweigh this cost.At a joint press briefing, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), and petroleum industry representatives dismissed exaggerated claims of 20–50% mileage losses as “misinformation.”“The intrinsic nature of the fuel does lead to a small reduction in mileage, but the benefits to society, farmers, the economy, and the environment are immense,” said…