Dhruv Raj Karana, a Project Scientist at IIT Kanpur’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, stated that the research showed the actual decrease in fuel efficiency with E20 is less than 5%.
In a letter to PM, Kejriwal said he wanted to present the technical issues surrounding E20 petrol and share the feedback he had received from the public during the proposed meeting.
The Union minister dismisses concerns over ethanol-blended fuel, calls criticism a "paid campaign", and says the policy has reduced fuel imports while boosting farmers' incomes.
BR Ravindranath, former president, Karnataka Petroleum Dealers’ Association, said the issue is not with ethanol as a concept but with its implementation.
