The most burning issue in the Indian motoring community of late has been fuel. That intentional PJ aside, the fact remains: vehicle owners have been crying foul ever since the Union government advanced its plans to roll out E20 nationwide, five years before it was originally intended.

Videos have been made, experts have weighed in, and even a PIL was filed and later dismissed by the Supreme Court. Yet the controversy refuses to die down.

At its core, the fuss is less about ethanol itself and more about two things: consumers not being given a choice, and motorists not seeing any cost benefit from ethanol blending - something that should have followed the introduction of ethanol blending.

How it all started

In June 2018, the government announced the National Policy on Biofuels, setting a

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