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With mixing, the Ministry mentioned there isn’t any influence on automobile life, common servicing ought to proceed to be carried out by firms.
Explaining the drop in automobile mileage, the Ministry mentioned it’s influenced by varied components—driving habits, upkeep, tyre stress and alignment, other than air-conditioning load.
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has performed a examine on outdated legacy automobiles for multiple lakh kilometres on E-20 gasoline and located no engine failures or influence on automobile efficiency, with solely a minor influence on mileage between two to 6 per cent, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) mentioned on Thursday.
Responding to a sequence of questions from Coochbehar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari knowledgeable the Lok Sabha that automobiles bought previous to April 1, 2023 have been compliant with E10, and automobiles bought after April 1, 2023 are E20 materials compliant.
“Safety requirements for E20 are properly established by means of BIS specs and Automotive Industry Standards (AIS). In most parameters, together with driveability, startability, metallic compatibility and plastic compatibility, there aren’t any points,” he mentioned, when the MP requested concerning the variety of automobiles at present registered within the nation that aren’t compliant with E20 gasoline requirements.
The MP additionally requested if the Ministry is planning or has introduced any phase-out or retrofit programme for non-compliant automobiles. Gadkari mentioned that, based mostly on the suggestions of the examine performed by ARAI, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), there could be no requirement for a phase-out or retrofit of non-compliant automobiles, and that standard put on and tear might be managed throughout routine servicing.
The Ministry, in an announcement, added that with mixing, there isn’t any influence on automobile life, common servicing ought to proceed to be carried out by firms, and the insurance coverage and guarantee of automobiles stay unaffected.
“A examine was performed by ARAI for greater than 1 lakh kilometres on E-20 gasoline for outdated legacy automobiles. No automobile engine failures have been noticed. No influence on automobile efficiency—startability, driveability and metallic compatibility. Only minor influence on common (2–6 per cent),” the Ministry mentioned.
Explaining the drop in automobile mileage, the Ministry mentioned it’s influenced by varied components—driving habits, upkeep, tyre stress and alignment, other than air-conditioning load.
The Ministry additionally highlighted that two Public Interest Litigations (PILs) questioning the E20 resolution have been dismissed by the Supreme Court in September 2025 and October 2025.
The Ministry additional outlined wider financial advantages. The cash that was beforehand spent on crude oil imports has now been diverted to farmers, it mentioned, including that Rs 40,145 crore has been paid to farmers in 2024–25, boosting agricultural and rural revenue by six per cent.
The Ministry additionally acknowledged that the choice for ethanol mixing was taken in 2001 by then Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whereas phase-wise mixing has been carried out since 2010 with automobiles modified by the auto trade sometimes.
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