Aam Aadmi Party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has attacked the Modi government for imposing E-20 petrol on the people. He said that the government lied to the auto companies Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirlaskar and Hero MotoCorp that there will be no harm from the use of E-20 in E-10 vehicles. While other companies including Toyota, Maruti have accepted in the owner manual that more than 10 percent ethanol should not be used, yet if problems arise then this should also not be done.
He said that I will write a letter to all the auto companies and ask in writing to give an assurance to compensate for the falling mileage of the vehicle or the damaged parts due to E-20. Next week I will also write a letter to the PM and ask that if there is any problem in any vehicle, will the government or the company pay the compensation?
Arvind Kejriwal Said that the central government is forcefully imposing E-20 petrol on the entire country. There is strong opposition from the people, but despite this opposition the central government is adamant on its insistence. What is the reason for that stubbornness, it is not known, but the central government is not budging. Every day lie after lie is being told, sometimes one minister is lying and sometimes another minister is lying. Bundles of lies are being given. New tactics are being adopted by the Central Government to persuade and persuade people to use E-20.
Arvind Kejriwal said that on July 3, the central government called six auto manufacturing companies and asked them to hold a press conference and tell the public that E-20 is fine. These six companies are Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirlaskar, Hero MotoCorp, Hyundai Motor, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Company. All of them were asked to hold a press conference and tell the public that E20 is the right petrol. Even if someone's vehicle is E-10, E-20 will still work. Even if his vehicle is not E-20, it will work. Even if their vehicle is going to run on E-0 or E-5, it will still run on E-20 petrol.
Arvind Kejriwal told that three out of these six companies refused the government saying that they cannot tell such a big lie. But Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirlaskar and Hero MotoCorp lied to the public in the press conference. Representatives of these three said that if someone's vehicle is E-0, E-5 or E-10 and if they put E-20 petrol in it, then there is no problem.
Only 5-7 percent mileage will fall, but there will be no damage to the fuel tank, fuel system and engine. These three companies lied to the public. When people buy a car, they get an owner's manual along with the car. It contains all the conditions. In a way, it is a contract between the consumer and the auto company.
While talking about the E-20 vehicle, Arvind Kejriwal said that even if 10 percent ethanol is used in all the vehicles made before 2023, which were made not for ethanol but for pure petrol, then there would be no problem. They are called E-10 compliant. Vehicles manufactured before 2023, which can use either zero ethanol or up to 10 percent ethanol, are called E-10. From 2023 onwards, all vehicles in India will start being made on E-20.
Arvind Kejriwal said that on Wednesday I will write a letter to these three lying companies and tell them that their owner manual says this and they say something else in the press conference. They should give in writing that if the mileage of a vehicle decreases by more than 10 percent, will they give compensation to that person for the mileage? If the vehicle gets damaged or broken due to use of E-20, will they provide compensation for replacement of that vehicle part? Once they say yes, there will be a line of vehicles in front of their plant across the country.
Arvind Kejriwal further said that I will also write letters to other companies, which did not lie despite being asked by the government. I would just like to ask him to clarify once whether he also believes that E20 petrol can be used in E10? On Wednesday I will write a letter to all the companies and next week I will write a letter to the Prime Minister asking why should the public suffer the loss of this wrong step? They should tell that if the mileage of people's car decreases, will their government or the company pay the compensation? If the engine or fuel system of people's car gets damaged, then compensation will have to be paid. Why should the public bear the loss? Will Modi ji's government or the company pay the compensation?
Arvind Kejriwal told that Toyota's owner manual says that Toyota allows the use of petrol with up to 10 percent ethanol. It is written in the note below that if people are not satisfied with the drivability or mileage of their vehicle while using petrol mixed with alcohol, then they should switch back to petrol without alcohol. This means that more than 10 percent should not be used.
If there is any problem in using even 10 percent, then that too should not be used. This is written in their owner manual. Still they say in the government press conference that E-20 petrol can also be used in E-10, there is no problem. This is written in the owner manual of all Toyota models including Innova Hycross, Fortuner, Glanza, Urban Cruiser, Innova Crysta.
Arvind Kejriwal said that Maruti also went to the government press conference and said that E-20 should be used in E10 vehicles. Maruti's manual says that a mixture of unleaded petrol and ethanol, also known as gasohol, is commercially available in some areas. Such mixtures can be used in vehicles if they do not contain more than 10 percent ethanol. That means there should be less than 10 percent ethanol.
The note reads that if people are not satisfied with the drivability or mileage of their vehicle while using the alcohol mixture, they should switch back to non-alcohol petrol. Do not use more than 10 percent. If there is a problem even at 10 percent, then do not use any alcohol. Maruti people are saying this. This is written in all the models of Maruti including Baleno, Dezire.
