{
  "id": 9837895,
  "title": "E20 fuel increases mileage, helps farmers, and will not harm vehicles, says Gadkari",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/e20-fuel-increases-mileage-helps-farmers-and-will-not-harm-vehicles",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T19:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/e20-fuel-increases-mileage-helps-farmers-and-will-not-harm-vehicles-says-gadkari/article71509834.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Minister for Road Transportation and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced on September 25, 2026, that the usage of E20 ethanol-blended petrol in motor vehicles has increased fuel efficiency and caused no harm to the vehicles. During the launch of a new government bus service in Madhya Pradesh, Mr. Gadkari stated that since 2022, this fuel has been used in four crore four-wheelers and 20 million two-wheelers across the country. He claimed that average vehicle mileage has also increased due to ethanol-blended petrol and expressed confidence that no vehicle has faced any problems. Mr. Gadkari further highlighted that the transport department contributes approximately 40% to the country's air pollution, but they are working towards replacing it with electric vehicles and flex-fuel engines. The minister also revealed that automobile companies will commence manufacturing vehicles with flex-fuel engines capable of running on 100% ethanol, eliminating the need for importing petrol and diesel worth ₹22 lakh crore. The saved money will be distributed among farmers, increasing their income, as the country's farmers have evolved from being mere food providers to energy providers.",
  "summary": "‘All automobile companies will bring out vehicles equipped with flex-fuel engines that can run on 100% ethanol. The country will no longer need to import petrol and diesel worth ₹22 lakh crore. There will be no pollution’",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}