India Moves Beyond E20 Ethanol Blending, Notifies E30 Petrol: What It Means For Your Vehicles

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• India Moves Beyond E20 Ethanol Blending, Notifies E30 Petrol: What It Means For Your Vehicles Published By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 23:25 IST The move comes after India’s successful rollout of the E20 blending and signals the government’s intention to further increase ethanol content in petrol in the coming years.
• Officials have said higher ethanol blending can help reduce dependence on imported crude oil, lower emissions and support domestic sugarcane and agricultural sectors.
• (Representative image) The Centre has officially notified higher ethanol-blended petrol variants, including E22, E25, E27 and E30, marking the next phase of India’s push towards cleaner and more energy-secure fuels.
• The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which is responsible for framing regulatory standards for the ethanol blending programme, said it has established a new standard — IS 19850:2026 — for “E22, E25, E27 and E30 Fuel, Admixture of Anhydrous Ethanol and Motor Gasoline for Usage in...