You pay ₹100–115 a litre — for fuel that is one-fifth ethanol. 98% of India's vehicles were never built for it. Mileage down 10–30%. Engines failing.
America cannot consume its own ethanol surplus. Under pressure from Trump, the Modi government committed India to $100 billion of US purchases. Then the E20 deadline jumped forward five years.
A car or two-wheeler is usually the second-largest purchase a family ever makes — bought on loan, maintained carefully, run for fifteen years, passed to a son or daughter. That is the asset this policy is quietly eroding.
Owners report 10–30% less per tank. The government concedes 6%.
Fuel pumps failing, injectors clogging, stalling mid-journey. Every repair paid by the owner.
Tighter tolerances, higher fuel sensitivity, and no compatible parts in India for many models.
On 28 July, SIAM warned the government about contamination in E20. Under pressure, it withdrew the letter — citing weak data. But internal emails reviewed by Reuters show the executives raised no such doubt.
None of these require new spending. All of them require honesty.
Unblended and E10 petrol at every pump. The 98% must be able to buy fuel their engines can survive.
Publish the ethanol terms of the India–US deal. Was E20 advanced under external commercial pressure?
If petrol is 20% ethanol, the price must reflect it. Full rates for lower-energy fuel puts the whole cost on the consumer.
Every signature is a citizen the government cannot claim it never heard from. Add yours — and record what E20 has cost your vehicle.
Takes 30 seconds. No login, no cost.
Real reports from owners who signed. The evidence base the government says does not exist.