India, July 31 -- Certain misleading claims regarding the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme have recently been circulated in the media and on social media. The following point-wise clarifications, based on scientific validation, extensive field experience and industry data, address these claims and present the factual position.
Claim 1: Vehicles manufactured before 2023 cannot run on E20 petrol.
Claim 2: Nearly 30 crore vehicles will become unusable.
E15+ blended petrol has already been in widespread use for more than three and a half years, while E19-E20 fuel has been in use for over two and a half years.
During this period:
If E20 really rendered vehicles unusable, India would have witnessed millions of breakdowns, warranty clai...