- The government has proposed the adoption of E20 fuel which is 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 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.
- Ethanol is a biofuel and a common by-product of biomass left by agricultural feedstock such as corn, sugarcane, hemp, potato, etc.