印度卡纳塔克邦食品、民用物资和消费者事务部长里兹万·阿什拉德周五表示，该邦受检加油站中近八成售卖的汽油乙醇含量超过了允许的20%上限。
By Saikeerthi . Four in five petrol pumps surveyed in India's Karnataka state were selling petrol with ethanol content above the permitted 20% limit, a government minister said on Friday.
作为总理纳伦德拉·莫迪削减原油进口、降低排放并支持国内乙醇生产商推动的一部分，印度于2025年加快推广E20汽油。
India accelerated the rollout of E20 petrol in 2025 as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to cut crude imports, lower emissions and support domestic ethanol producers.
里兹万·阿什拉德称，在石油营销公司未回应其关于样本乙醇含量详情的请求后，该邦将从各地区收集的63份燃油样本送交一家经认证的私人实验室检测。印度石油和天然气部未立即回应路透社的置评请求。
Rizwan Arshad, Karnataka's minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, said the state had sent 63 fuel samples collected from various districts to a certified private laboratory for testing after oil marketing companies did not respond to its request for details on the ethanol content in the samples. India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.
这种现已在印度燃油零售网络全面销售的燃油，因其对油耗和老旧车辆兼容性的潜在影响，招致了反对党和车主的批评。
The fuel, now sold across India's fuel retail network, has drawn criticism from opposition parties and vehicle owners over its potential impact on mileage and compatibility with older vehicles.
石油部长哈迪普·辛格·普里6月表示，印度将分阶段开始推广乙醇含量达85%的汽油（E85）。E85燃油专供可使用高比例乙醇混合汽油运行的灵活燃料车辆。
Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in June that India would start rolling out gasoline blended with 85% ethanol (E85) in a phased manner. E85 fuel is intended for flex-fuel vehicles, which can operate on gasoline blended with high amounts of ethanol.
然而，一个月后，初级石油部长苏雷什·戈皮表示，政府目前没有将汽油乙醇含量提高到20%以上的计划。
However, a month later junior oil minister Suresh Gopi said the government had no plans for now to raise ethanol content in gasoline beyond the current 20%.