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The Math Doesn't Math: The True Cost of India's E20 Ethanol Policy

Suppose you have an e10 car. The price of e10 petrol is 100 Rs/l. your car gives a mileage of 20kmpl and you drive 100kms a day.

fuel needed 100/20 = 5 liters

cost of fuel = 100 x 5 = 500

Now government starts blending petrol with 20% ethanol, the price of petrol is same and your usage is also same.

As per the some experts, you will feel a drop of 10% in the mileage( my real life experience tells me that the fuel efficiency goes down by 20% min). But we will take 10% dip in mileage just to respect our ethanol mantri.

now to drive 100 kms with e20 blending, the price is

Fuel needed 100/18 = 5.56 liters.

cost of fuel = 5.56 x 100 = 556.

We will not talk about that the e20 fuel government is selling you is at the same price of e10 and the government is actually saving 4 rupees on every liter as blending grade ethanol is 40% cheaper than petrol if we even consider e10 as pure petrol.

So you will be paying 56 rupees per day just for the sustainability. But is this blending actually sustainable?

So ethanol is majorly extracted from 3 sources and we will, from end to start calculate the water used in making 1 liter of ethnol

Rice-based Ethanol: Up to 10,790 liters of water per liter of ethanol (since growing paddy requires enormous groundwater irrigation).

Sugarcane-based Ethanol: 1,600 to 3,600 liters of water.

Corn/Maize-based Ethanol: 10 to 17 liters in rain-fed regions (like parts of the US), but up to 4,670 liters if grown in highly irrigated areas.

Sugarcane based production wastes less amount of water and our ethanol minister also owns sugar mills just for saving water, so our calculations will be based on that.

So you are using 5.56 liters of e20 petrol as compared to 5 liters e10 petrol. so in this 5.56 liters of petrol, the quantity of ethanol when you consider e10 as pure petrol.

10% of 5.56 = 556ml of ethanol.

The sugarcane takes around 1600-3600 liters of water, but as we are fan of our ethanol mantri, we will calculate the wastage on 1600 liters.

Amount of water wasted to make 556ml of ethanol

0.556 liters × 1,600 liters = 889.6 liters

In short you are wasting 889 liters of water every day in a country having water scarcity in many parts, just for what? for the sake of sustainability and prosperity of our beloved mantri ji.

But the story does not end here

Lets talk about the pure petrol you are using in both the cases

CASE 1 When you are using e10 petrol, driving 100km @ 100 rupees per liter price and fuel consumption is 5 liter.

90% of 5 liter = 4.500 liters of pure petrol

CASE 2 When you are using e20 petrol, driving 100km @ 100 rupees per liter price and fuel consumption is 5.56 liter

80% of 5.56 liter = 4.448 liters of pure petrol.

So if we calculate the net difference in petrol

4.500 - 4.448 = 0.0052 liters

Guys you are saving 52 ml of petrol import and wasting 889.6 liters of water in your daily commute, that too if you drive cars like alto, wagon r (even they dont give 20kmpl in city on ac).

We will not talk about the maintenance aspect, as it will hurt your bum more.

I rest my case here, if you have any questions, or my calculations are wrong somewhere, comments are welcome.

u/Low_End_7247 — 17 hours ago
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Why should some one work hard for them to buy makeup and dresses??? Shouldn't our tax should be our choice atleast on how it must be spent??

Why should some one work hard for them to buy makeup and dresses??? Shouldn't our tax should be our choice atleast on how it must be spent??

u/Mrs_ellililly — 1 day ago
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🚨 People caught stealing cement from a newly laid road before it had even dried

🚨 People caught stealing cement from a newly laid road before it had even dried

u/Mrs_ellililly — 1 day ago

MUDA scam: Citing 'legal loophole', panel gives Siddaramaiah clean chit in land allotment row.

This is why India is called a flawed democracy where blatantly a ruling elite is allowed to go scot free only because of their wealth and power.

If this was a case in any developed country,this would be political death of such politician while Siddaramaiah continued to stay as a CM and now though he has stepped down for other reasons,has made sure his son has been alloted a cosy position promoting blatant nepotism.

He had to return 14 sites back to government only because case was water tight and there was blatant corruption. No politician would be "kind" enough to give up their assets .

People please don't keep voting the same politician multiple times irrespective of party to power and expect modern state. We are a country of 150 crore population, there is no dearth of human resources. Repeatedly elected politicians will amass enormous amount of wealth and build a circle of sycophants who only promote further corruption, nepotism, poor administration which makes stay as a feudal state forever where common people stay as peasants serving the ruling elites.

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u/SuspiciousTry8500 — 19 hours ago
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A shirtless Samajwadi Party supporter stunned onlookers after revealing a tattoo of Dimple Yadav on his chest while asking Akhilesh Yadav to fulfill an alleged promise to introduce him to "Bhabhi." The unusual moment, captured in Azamgarh, has gone viral.

A shirtless Samajwadi Party supporter stunned onlookers after revealing a tattoo of Dimple Yadav on his chest while asking Akhilesh Yadav to fulfill an alleged promise to introduce him to "Bhabhi." The unusual moment, captured in Azamgarh, has gone viral, drawing a mix of amusement, praise, and criticism online.

Source: riyalindia

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaLV8UcSvqH/?

u/Redd1897 — 3 days ago
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It's Hindu Money , If Hindus take the money what's the problem, Pinky Chowdhary Hindu Raksha Dal Chief.

u/Born_Ad5915 — 4 days ago
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After saving a man from su!cide. World: Son, keep calm. You're safe now. We're here to help you. Meanwhile India: "Aeee, maar reee, maar MC ko, maar BC ko..."

u/Chuutsingh009 — 4 days ago
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This is what india has come to under 70 years of "meritdhari" leadership.

India has the highest number of child beggars globally with uttar pradesh on top.

u/Humble-437 — 4 days ago
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BJP LEADERS LOGIC ON RAM MANDIR SCAM. 🤣 SEEMS ALL ARE TRANCED BY SOME DIVINE NON BIOLOGICAL ENTITY

u/IdiotLiver — 5 days ago
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Wife Plotted Husband's "Deletion" — Plot Exposed 💀

Indian biased one-sided laws are eagerly waiting to give her life time ALIMONY.

u/Federal_State3395 — 5 days ago
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If we are anti-nationals on criticising govt, we are better off as anti-nationals

u/Arussassin — 6 days ago
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I saw Mark Ruffalo openly criticizing Trump, which made me wonder: why don't Indian celebrities criticize powerful politicians or the government as openly? Is it fear of backlash, career risks, or something else?

u/Chuutsingh009 — 7 days ago