E10 petrol: What is it and can my car run it?

A more eco-friendly petrol is due to be introduced to filling stations in the UK later this year.The change will come in over the summer, the Department for Transport says - but not all cars will be able to run on it.It's a motor fuel that contains less carbon and more ethanol than fuels currently on sale.It is possible to run cars on pure ethanol,Current petrol grades in the UK - known as E5 - contain up to 5% ethanol, with the other 95% being regular unleaded petrol.

Their replacement, E10, will see this percentage increased to 10% - a proportion that would bring the UK in line with countries such as Belgium, Finland, France and Germany.E10 will help reduce the overall quantity of fossil fuels needed to power the UK's cars.image captionIntroducing E10 could cut carbon emissions by 750,000 tonnes a year, the DfT says, the equivalent of taking 350,000 cars off the road.

But it warns it will not be liable for any damage to vehicles as a result of drivers using its checker - especially if their car has been fitted with replacement parts.The website features a drop-down menu listing all manufacturers whose cars are sold in the UK, with details of all the models not approved to take the new fuel.

"If you're still not sure, use E5 petrol. It will still be available in the super grade at many filling stations," the government says.In fact, the RAC recommends drivers with an older car who fill up with E10 by mistake top up with E5 as soon as possible after they have used a third of the tank.If E10 fuel is put in an incompatible car, it will still run, according to the RAC,There have also been reports E10 is a less stable fuel, the RAC says.

Funny the left BBC showing a woman.

Sounds like intensive farming; but still using fuel cars. Eco bar the price maybe? Like all wonder drug ideas; where is all the money coming from? If like we risk death of covid for warm sunny; Gov spend billions on cold; wet climate. go figure. If hot will plants grow? we starve

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