After reading arijit barman analysis in ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด, Iโm convinced mandatory E20 ethanolโpetrol hurts consumers, cars, andโironicallyโclimate goals.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐
โก๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Ethanol carries far less energy than petrol, so you burn more fuel for the same kilometres. Net result: noticeable mileage loss and higher monthly fuel bills.
โก๏ธ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ: Ethanol attracts moisture and can corrode tanks, lines, and injectors in older/legacy ICE cars; rubber/plastic parts and seals donโt like it either.
โก๏ธ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฎ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐บ๐ฝ: Blends arenโt always clearly labelled or consistently available, leaving motorists no real choice or transparency about what theyโre buying.
โก๏ธ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ โ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐โ: Headline forex/COโ benefits fade once you measure per-kilometre, not per-litre, and add the upstream costs (subsidies, logistics, energy for distillation, land/water inputs).
โก๏ธ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐น: Diverting cane/maize into tanks risks food inflation and water stress without delivering commensurate climate gains.
๐๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐
๐ก ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ & ๐ณ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐: Shift spend from thirsty ICE to EVs for urban duty cycles and CNG for high-mileage fleets/taxisโcleaner tailpipes, lower running cost, and less mechanical risk.
๐ก ๐ข๐๐ ๐ & ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: Double down on EV/CNG line-ups and warranties; price risk appropriately for high-ethanol exposure in legacy vehicles.
๐ก ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
โ Pause at lower blends; label every nozzle by blend and price accordingly.
โ Keep unblended petrol available for legacy vehicles.
โ Support farmers via higher-value bio-chemicals/biomaterials instead of burning food crops in engines.
โ Channel incentives to charging/CNG infrastructure where public benefits are clear.
๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐บ ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: Mandating higher ethanol blends makes each kilometre costlier, cars less reliable, and benefits hazier. If the trajectory is toward E27, the rational consumer move is to accelerate EV and CNG adoption, not pour more ethanol into engines never designed for it.
๐ก ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ง ๐27 ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต ๐ฃ๐ถ๐บโ๐๐, ๐๐๐, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐๐โ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ?