Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have seized on growing public resentment against E20 petrol. Many motorists complain of lower mileage, poorer performance, and damage to older vehicles. The opposition has turned these complaints into a political campaign against the govt.
Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari argues that ethanol-petrol mixes are a mature technology, used widely in countries like Brazil and the US. Brazil has millions of flexible-fuel vehicles capable of running on pure ethanol (E100). If Brazil can do it, why not India?
