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Is your petrol really E20? Karnataka claims ethanol levels reached 31%

Is your petrol really E20? Karnataka claims ethanol levels reached 31%

A major controversy has emerged over ethanol blending in petrol after the Karnataka government claimed that fuel samples collected from multiple districts contained ethanol levels significantly above India’s permitted E20 limit.

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A major controversy has emerged over ethanol blending in petrol after the Karnataka government claimed that fuel samples collected from multiple districts contained ethanol levels significantly above India’s permitted E20 limit.

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