There are many reasons why NDA voters themselves are unhappy with ethanol-blended petrol, or E-2, as more than 50 percent of NDA voters do not want to use this fuel. Most of them fear that using petrol mixed with ethanol may reduce the mileage of their cars. This is known in the recent survey of C voters. Some experts feel that the survey may put the Narendra Modi government in a quandary.
The survey found that 52.5 percent of NDA voters are not interested in using E-20 petrol in their vehicles. On the other hand, only 18.1 percent are interested in using it. The remaining 29.5 percent are undecided.
It is also known that 52 percent of those surveyed said they do not support the policy of blending ethanol with petrol. On the other hand, 22 percent support it. 48.2 percent of NDA voters opposed the policy and 24.4 percent voted in favor. 27.4 percent are undecided.
Union Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari challenged this move a few days ago. “No cars were damaged due to the ethanol mixture,” he said. The survey comes at a time when it has become public.
Incidentally, ethanol is a type of biofuel made from various agricultural products such as corn and corn. It is used mixed with petrol. The Center also plans to rely solely on ethanol in the future. The Modi government is increasingly realizing the importance of ethanol amid the war in the Middle East.
The problem is that there are many complaints about this ethanol. A section of consumers complain that excessive consumption of ethanol is damaging car engines. Mileage is decreasing. Car manufacturers also admit that ethanol reduces mileage, albeit slightly.
While the Center has admitted that E-20 petrol can reduce the mileage of some vehicles by 3-5 per cent, the petroleum ministry said in a statement that it cannot be assured that E-20 fuel will always consume less than regular petrol. Because the price of ethanol-blended petrol depends not only on the price of crude oil in the international market. It will also depend on the price of ethanol in the market. Ethanol is purchased at a remunerative price for farmers. As a result, if the price of crude oil falls, but the price of ethanol does not fall, the price of petrol will not fall.