India, July 24 -- No widespread cases of engine failure or vehicle analysis attributable to ethanol blending have been reported, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Jairam Gadkari told the Lok Sabha.

The information was based on inputs received from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. Certain concerns relating to engine performance, mileage and vehicle wear have largely emerged through public commentary and social media discourse, the minister said. E15-plus blended petrol has been in widespread use across the country for more than three-and-a-half years, and E19-E20 fuel for more than two-and-a-half years.

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