India, July 30 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

As seen from the table,the progression has been gradual:

Ethanol Supply Year

Average Blending(%)

2013-14

~1.53

2020-21

~8.1

2021-22

~10

2022-23

~12

2023-24

~14.6

2024-25

~19.2

2025-26 (Nov-June)

20

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 a...