With E10 petrol already in use across much of the developed world, including Europe, the US and Australia, E10 is the fuel that's been used to test a cars performance and emissions since 2016. To put that into a little more perspective, that's equivalent to taking 350,000 cars off the road.
The government anticipates that this could cut transport CO2 emissions by up to 750,000 tonnes a year. No prizes for guessing where the name E10 originates from.īy changing the mix of the fuel, the level of CO2-based vehicle emissions should be reduced. In a bid to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the UK, the Government has decided to change the standard grade of petrol from 95% octane and 5% ethanol (known as E5 at the petrol pumps) to a mix that contains 10% renewable ethanol and the rest octane. E10 fuel will become the new petrol standard First though, let's take a look at why the Government has decided to introduce this E10 fuel. There is a catch though - not all cars will be able to run on it, but we'll look at that in more detail in a moment. Replacing E5 petrol at the pumps, the Department for Transport (DfT) expects E10 fuel to be the new standard petrol grade. E10 fuel is designed to be a more eco-friendly petrol and is due to be introduced to UK filling stations from September 2021.
