'No abnormal wear & tear': Centre reiterates E20 safe for vehicles

Centre reiterates E20 safe for vehiclesNEW DELHI: The central government on Thursday defended the E20 blending programme in Lok Sabha, saying that there was no evidence that E20 caused any "abnormal" wear and tear to the vehicles. "These studies also established that legacy vehicles do not exhibit any significant variation in performance or abnormal wear and tear due to E20," said minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Suresh Gopi in a written reply according to news agency PTI.The minister said the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme was rolled out in phases following scientific validation and consultations with NITI Aayog, automobile manufacturers, the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), oil marketing compani