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Auto industry, OMCs play down E20 issue
The New Indian Express
|August 31, 2025
INDIA's automobile industry stakeholders and oil marketing companies (OMCs) have refuted concerns about the alleged damaging effects of E20 petrol (a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% petrol) on older vehicles, reiterating that there have been no reports of vehicle damage due to this fuel and that any reduction in mileage is minimal, typically between 2% and 6%.
In a press conference held on Saturday, representatives from automobile manufacturing companies, OMCs and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) presented benefits such as saving $4 billion in forex, improving farmers' income (payment of Rs 40,000 crore in 2025) and reducing carbon emissions achieved by the blending programme.
This story is from the August 31, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
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