social Various claims are being made on different media platforms regarding E20 petrol (petrol with 20 percent ethanol mix). The number of these claims is increasing day by day, in such a situation the government itself had to come forward and answer the questions arising in the minds of the common people. Meanwhile, veterans of the auto industry have also given their respective reactions to the claims being made regarding E20 petrol.
What did Maruti Suzuki Executive Officer Rahul Bharti say?
Maruti Suzuki Executive Officer Rahul Bharti said that there are more myths and less truth on social media regarding E20. He said that we are making our vehicles according to E20 petrol only. He said that petrol mixed with 20 percent ethanol does not have any bad effect on the vehicle engine. Regarding the question of mileage, he said that there has been a slight decline of 3 percent in the mileage of the vehicle with E20 petrol. However, he also said that it has many benefits.
What Toyota Kirloskar Motor has to say on E20 petrol
Vikram Gulati, Country Head and Executive Vice President, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, said that many regulations have to be made from time to time in the automobile industry. E20 is a good fuel for the environment, it is a clean fuel and when there are many challenges regarding the environment, it is very important for the coming generations, because it also reduces carbon emissions.
What did the former chairman of EIL say about ethanol blending in petrol?
Vartika Shukla, former chairman and managing director of Engineers India Limited (EIL), said that ethanol blending in petrol was not done overnight. He said that in 2014-15, 1.5 percent ethanol was being mixed in petrol and now 20 percent is being mixed. Vartika said that blending of ethanol in petrol is scientifically supported. This will also reduce carbon emissions and will also reduce crude oil imports. He said that ethanol is being used for many years in Canada, America and Brazil. The former chairman said that blending of ethanol in petrol is as per BI standard.
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