E85 would be about ₹20/litre cheaper than E20: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri
India's Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced that E85 fuel will be priced significantly lower than E20 to incentivize the use of flex-fuel vehicles. The government plans to expand the availability of E85 stations across India by 2027.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a major shift in national energy policy aimed at reducing reliance on traditional gasoline through ethanol blending.
E85 fuel, that is, fuel containing 80-85% ethanol and 15-20% motor gasoline, would be approximately ₹20 per litre cheaper than the E20 variant of fuel, stated Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at the launch of the latest fuel variant here Friday.
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