Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways’ Proposal On ‘E20’ Fuel

• 19 Dec 2020

• The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a draft notification and invited comments from the public for adoption of the E20 fuel.
• The adoption of E20 fuel means a blend of 20% of ethanol and gasoline as an automobile fuel in order to reduce vehicular emissions as well as the country’s oil import bill.
• The current permissible level of blending is 10% of ethanol though India reached only 5.6% of blending in 2019.
• The proposal facilitates the development of E20-compliant vehicles.
• It will help in reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, etc.

Vehicle Compatibility

• The compatibility of vehicles with the percentage of ethanol in the blend would be defined by the vehicle manufacturer, which would have to be displayed on the vehicle with a sticker.