Team Bharat asks for E10 availability, E0 at reasonable rates amid E20 backlash

Amid growing concerns over the impact of E20 fuel on vehicles currently on the road, a citizens’ advocacy group Team Bharat met officials from the Union Petroleum Ministry, urging the government to continue supplying E10 petrol (petrol with 10% ethanol) for vehicles designed to use it, even as it demanded that pure petrol with no ethanol blending be made available at all fuel stations at affordable prices.

The citizens’-advocacy group, founded by political commentator and observer Tehseen Poonawalla, put forth the demands in a meeting with Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri.

Speaking to The Hindu , Mr. Poonawalla said Team Bharat also called for E20 being made available at 20% discount to the pure petrol variant being sought. The group also sought that all relevant documents and testing reports – pertaining to the E20 fuel – be made available in public domain to impart complete transparency about the variant.