Ethanol News: Big news has emerged regarding ethanol-blended petrol. A viral poster has raised many questions.

Ethanol blended petrol is damaging vehicles!

Ethanol News: Many people are posting on social media that ethanol-blended petrol is damaging their vehicles, and that water in the fuel tank is causing significant problems. A poster is now going viral, showing the government expressing its helplessness. You can find out the full story and the truth behind this here.  

What's the whole matter?
This viral poster features a photo of Nitin Gadkari and states that petrol pumps across the country are now blending 15 to 20 percent ethanol into petrol. Ethanol is water-soluble, and this can cause problems if water and moisture accumulate in the fuel tank. To avoid this problem, be careful when cleaning the tank and washing your vehicle; otherwise, we will not be held responsible. The poster also states that this ethanol-blended petrol can cause jerking while driving.  

Tweet is going viral.
Along with this poster, a tweet of an X account user is also going viral, in which it is written that now the passenger is himself responsible for his luggage. Fed up with the daily complaints about ethanol, finally Gadkari ji has taken a historic decision. Now warnings have been put up at all petrol pumps about the use of E-20 mixed petrol. Now tell me, the government knows that ethanol is damaging the vehicles, yet it has been imposed forcibly. Does the government have no accountability towards the public?

What is the truth?

In a fact check posted on its official X handle, PIB stated that no such billboards have been put up at retail petrol outlets. The news and poster are false. PIB also noted in its post that ethanol-blended petrol meets BIS standards, and that ethanol and petrol are completely soluble, and fuel that meets the prescribed standards does not separate or form a layer.

According to the PIB, these modern vehicles are equipped with features and safety measures that prevent water from entering the fuel tank and since the launch of E20 petrol, there have been no cases of engine failure or vehicle breakdown due to ethanol blending.