YouTuber Saurav Joshi’s claim that E20 petrol reduced his Mercedes SUV mileage from 16–17 kmpl to 5 kmpl has triggered a debate. Mercedes-Benz India said its BS-VI petrol vehicles are compatible with E20 fuel, while Union Minister Nitin Gadkari advised motorists to verify mileage issues through authorised service centres.
Popular Indian YouTuber Saurav Joshi has landed in the middle of a controversy over ethanol-blended E20 petrol after claiming in a vlog that the fuel had severely damaged his Mercedes-Benz SUV's mileage. The video, which drew millions of views, prompted a rare public rebuttal from Mercedes-Benz India and comments from opposition leaders including Arvind Kejriwal and Akhilesh Yadav, as the debate around India's E20 rollout intensified.
YouTuber's claim sparks the row
In the vlog, Joshi said his Mercedes mileage had collapsed after switching to ethanol-blended fuel. "My Mercedes used to give 16 to 17 km per litre mileage, but now it's dropped to 5. My car will be ruined soon," Joshi said, attributing the drop to E20 petrol. The claim quickly went viral, with opposition politicians citing the video to question the government's ethanol blending programme. Joshi later edited the segment out of the video after facing scepticism online over the accuracy of his mileage figures.
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