E20 means blending of 20% of Ethanol with gasoline. Currently | Dr. B R AMBEDKAR IAS ACADEMY

E20 means blending of 20% of Ethanol with gasoline. Currently the permissible level of blending is 10% of Ethanol in India. In 2019 in spite of the permissible level India reached only 5.6 % of blending.

Ethanol is a common by-product that comes from agricultural feedstock like corn, hemp, potato, etc. It can be used as a bio-fuel in Flexi-fuel vehicles. Ethanol is greener than gasoline because the corn and crop plantations absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow. While the fuel still releases CO2 when you burn it, the net increase is comparatively lower.

Benefits of E20
It reduces vehicular emission.

It reduces oil import bill and therefore saves foreign exchange boosting energy security of the country.

It reduces emissions of Hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide.
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