Ethanol-blended Fuel

E20 fuel hits mileage of older petrol vehicles; 8 in 10 report drop: Survey

A LocalCircles survey found that 52 per cent of petrol vehicle owners with cars bought in 2022 or earlier faced unusual wear and tear or repairs in 2025, affecting engines, tanks and carburetors

Will 'assess' ethanol-blending plan before setting higher targets: Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri said India has met the 20 per cent ethanol blending target six years ahead of schedule but further increases will be reviewed amid concerns over vehicle efficiency

Best of BS Opinion: Ethanol blend welcome, but water security a key concern

Today's wrap of the Opinion Page considers the E20 mandate and its potential impacts, what a US court's ruling on Google means, India's spice trade, and the regulatory aspects of options trading

Auto firms assure all cars made since 2023 can run safely on E20 fuel

Automakers including M&M, Tata Motors and Hyundai confirm vehicles made since 2023 are safe on E20 fuel, countering fears as Gadkari calls social media criticism politically driven

E20 petrol is safe but can lower mileage, acceleration: Mahindra Auto CEO

Transport minister Nitin Gadkari, however, on Wednesday said that concerns about E20 are being fuelled by the petroleum lobby

Odisha plans to supply broken rice for ethanol as paddy cultivation rises

The Odisha government is planning to supply broken rice for ethanol production, with more farmers taking up paddy cultivation following an increase in the procurement rate, officials said on Tuesday. The state has the main ethanol plant in Bargarh district, which uses both rice grain and rice straw to produce the item for fuel blending, they said. There are smaller ethanol plants in the state as well, utilising grain feedstock, with the Food Corporation of India (FCI) allocating surplus rice to them for the ethanol blended petrol (EBP) programme. A discussion regarding the proposal was held at the first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for procurement for the Kharif 2025-26 season on Monday, officials said. The meeting, chaired by Deputy CM KV Singh Deo, who is in charge of the Agriculture and Farmer Empowerment Department, discussed the preparation of a roadmap for post-paddy purchase management, they said. The government has planned to procure the Kharif crops by the e

India's nationwide rollout of E20 ethanol fuel sparks confusion, panic

E20 is petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol, an alcohol mainly produced from sugarcane and grains such as maize and rice

E20 rollout linked to wear and tear in 28% of older petrol vehicles: Survey

Over one-third of vehicle owners also report reduced mileage since E20 petrol introduction; many urge govt to consider optional, lower-priced sale

India's target of 20% ethanol blending advanced from 2030 to 2025-26

Puri said that the Centre has set a target to increase the share of gas in the energy mix up to 15% in 2030 to make India a Gas based economy

A sugar rush for emissions: Is ethanol-spiked fuel a sweet solution?

Rising compliance with ethanol-spiked fuels in vehicle could be a win-win situation all round

Ethanol pipeline gets Rs 16K-crore investment bid in Uttar Pradesh

According to the proposals, the companies will set up distilleries, breweries, microbrewery, malt and yeast manufacturing plants, etc.

India achieved 10% ethanol blending target ahead of schedule: PM Modi

India, the world's third biggest oil importing and consuming nation, achieved the target to blend 10 per cent sugarcane-extracted ethanol in petrol ahead of schedule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said

Ethanol blending in fuel crucial for energy security: Union Minister Teli

The minister of state for petroleum and natural gas said work on meeting the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol was on track

Use of 10% ethanol-blended petrol saved over Rs 41,000 cr forex: Minister

Use of 10% ethanol-blended petrol has led to a saving of over Rs 41,000 cr in the foreign exchange for the country, minister of state for environment, forest and climate change Choubey said .

Govt will mandate flex-fuel engines in vehicles in next 3-4 months: Gadkari

Flex fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative fuel made of a combination of gasoline and methanol or ethanol

India wants ethanol to fuel its cars, but food inflation is a major risk

The government will fast-track an ethanol program that will divert as much as 6 million tons of sugar toward fuel production annually by 2025, according to the food ministry

Govt's ethanol-blending policy needs stimulus to adhere to 2022 timeline

The policy, which could be a viable and long-term answer to the cyclicality in the sugar sector

OMCs blend record 1.5 billion litres ethanol with petrol in 2017-18

OMCs had entered into contracts with sugar mills to procure 1.6 billion litres of ethanol during the last ethanol year.

India can save $6 bn through ethanol-blended fuel by 2021-22: Report

This can be done only if India achieves the targeted 20 per cent ethanol mix in transportation fuel according to the scheduled timeline