The E20 petrol debate has divided India. Is ethanol-blended fuel really damaging car engines, reducing mileage and hurting consumers? Or is the real story somewhere else? In this episode of Scrutiny with Anand Ranganathan, Anand joins Aditi Prasad for a fact-based discussion on India’s ethanol policy. They separate myths from science, examine peer-reviewed studies, explain why mileage and engine wear may not be the biggest concerns, and shift the focus to water security, agriculture, sugarcane, rice, maize, food-versus-fuel, environmental costs and India’s energy security. The conversation also explores whether India should offer consumers a choice of fuels, how Brazil and the United States approached ethanol blending, whether better roads and electric vehicles could save more fuel than E20, and why the debate has become deeply political. This is a calm, data-driven discussion that goes beyond headlines and asks whether India is solving one problem while creating another.
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